36.3%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wakefield · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Wakefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Wakefield than in most similar areas. About 36.3% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.1%, while 12% of people have a mental health condition—a figure well above the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term conditions, but 5.5% of the population manage three or more.
12.0%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Wakefield, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than 8.6% of people in Wakefield need help with daily activities, which is higher than the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48130/wakefield/topic/health-disability