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South Wentworthville · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in South Wentworthville

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

Much lower rates of chronic illness than most similar areas make South Wentworthville a notably healthy place. Only 20.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 South Wentworthville, Suburb / Locality

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

20.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Wentworthville — lower than 85% of areas.

South Wentworthville20.6%
2145, NSW 19.9%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Very few people here report mental health conditions (4.6%), a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while those who do most commonly report arthritis at 6.1%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Wentworthville, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 67.9% One condition 14.3% Two conditions 4.2% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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South Wentworthville splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (17%) and Other condition (17%), with Asthma at 16%.

Arthritis 6.1% Other condition 5.9% Asthma 5.6% Diabetes 5.4% Mental health 4.6% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.0% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.

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5.7% ▲ +13.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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 South Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13615/south-wentworthville/topic/health-disability