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Wallsend - Elermore Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wallsend - Elermore Vale

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

A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Wallsend - Elermore Vale than in the rest of the state. About 37.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.

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📍 Wallsend - Elermore Vale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wallsend - Elermore Vale sits — People with a long-term health condition

37.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wallsend - Elermore Vale — higher than 93% of areas.

Wallsend - Elermore Vale37.3%
2287, NSW 33.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 14.0% of people here, a figure well above the national average of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 12.3% and asthma at 10.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wallsend - Elermore Vale, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.

None 55.7% One condition 23.3% Two conditions 8.6% Three or more 5.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wallsend - Elermore Vale splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 15%.

Mental health 14.0% Arthritis 12.3% Asthma 10.6% Other condition 10.4% Diabetes 6.4% Heart disease 5.8% Cancer 3.4% Lung condition 2.3% Dementia 2.0% Stroke 1.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for help with daily activities has risen to 9.3% since 2011. This is well above the 5.8% reported across both New South Wales and Australia.

People needing help with daily activities

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9.3% ▲ +28.7%

Higher than 93% 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 Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale/topic/health-disability