22.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wanguri · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Wanguri
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67% of people in Wanguri report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness compared to the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas at 5.5%, while the most common reports include other conditions at 8.2% and arthritis at 6.2%.
5.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wanguri, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average. This is an increase of 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
4.4% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021029/wanguri/topic/health-disability