35.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Warrigal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Warrigal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Mount Warrigal are managing long-term health issues now than in previous years. This is a high-need area where 35.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is reflected in the number of people who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35.5% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13%, while 10.6% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Mount Warrigal, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.5% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
8.5% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Mount Warrigal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12812/mount-warrigal/topic/health-disability