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Wentworthville - Westmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Wentworthville - Westmead

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wentworthville - Westmead compared to the rest of the country. Only 16.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is a massive gap below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest for its size in the region.

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📍 Wentworthville - Westmead, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wentworthville - Westmead sits — People with a long-term health condition

16.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wentworthville - Westmead — lower than 96% of areas.

Wentworthville - Westmead16.1%
2145, NSW 19.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are well below the national average at 4.2%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 75.2% reporting none, while the most common specific conditions are other miscellaneous ailments and diabetes.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wentworthville - Westmead, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 12%.

None 75.2% One condition 11.4% Two conditions 3.0% Three or more 1.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wentworthville - Westmead splits fairly evenly between Other condition (20%) and Diabetes (17%), with Asthma at 15%.

Other condition 5.7% Diabetes 5.0% Asthma 4.3% Mental health 4.2% Arthritis 4.0% Heart disease 2.3% Cancer 1.1% Lung condition 0.9% Dementia 0.6% Stroke 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance needs are lower than in most areas, with only 4.5% of people requiring help. This figure is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen slightly since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.5% —

Lower than 69% 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 Wentworthville - Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041589/wentworthville-westmead/topic/health-disability