29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wadalba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wadalba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Wadalba now report long-term health struggles compared to previous years. Mental health is a particularly significant challenge here, with 11.8% of residents living with such a condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.8%, followed by asthma at 10.8% and arthritis at 7.5%.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Wadalba, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Wadalba need help with daily activities compared to most other areas. At 6.9%, this is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
6.9% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14098/wadalba/topic/health-disability