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Wamberal - Forresters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wamberal - Forresters Beach

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Around 66.5% of people in Wamberal - Forresters Beach report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy profile for the area, with a lower rate of mental health conditions compared to most other places.

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📍 Wamberal - Forresters Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wamberal - Forresters Beach sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wamberal - Forresters Beach — lower than 58% of areas.

Wamberal - Forresters Beach26.9%
2260, NSW 26.7%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions affect 26.9% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are a little below the national rate at 6.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wamberal - Forresters Beach, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 66.5% One condition 19.6% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wamberal - Forresters Beach splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Asthma (18%), with Mental health at 16%.

Arthritis 8.5% Asthma 7.8% Mental health 6.9% Other condition 6.8% Heart disease 4.0% Cancer 3.6% Diabetes 3.1% Lung condition 1.4% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 4.0% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national average of 5.8%, though the need for assistance rose 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

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4.0% ▲ +39.2%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Wamberal - Forresters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011041/wamberal-forresters-beach/topic/health-disability