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Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

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

A mental health rate of 13.5% is among the highest for similar areas in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill. This is well above the national figure, contributing to a higher overall rate of long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — higher than 64% of areas.

Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill30.4%
2293, NSW 31.8%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%. Mental health is the most common issue at 13.5%, followed by asthma at 9.4% and arthritis at 7.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 63.0% One condition 21.8% Two conditions 6.1% Three or more 2.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, the largest group is Mental health at 27%, followed by Asthma (19%) and Other condition (17%).

Mental health 13.5% Asthma 9.4% Other condition 8.5% Arthritis 7.5% Heart disease 3.2% Diabetes 3.0% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.

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4.4% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 70% 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 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill/topic/health-disability