27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Wardell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher than most areas, 9.6% of people in East Wardell live with a mental health condition. This stands out in a place where general health outcomes are mostly typical for the region. Most residents are healthy, with 64.4% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 9.6%, followed by arthritis (7.7%) and asthma (6.1%). Overall, 27.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
9.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality 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 East Wardell, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.5% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 East Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11368/east-wardell/topic/health-disability