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Waitara · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Waitara

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

Over three quarters of people in Waitara report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other places, with very few residents struggling with chronic illness or mental health issues.

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📍 Waitara, Suburb / Locality

Where Waitara sits — People with a long-term health condition

17.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waitara — lower than 90% of areas.

Waitara17.4%
2077, NSW 21.7%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 17.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect just 4.5% of residents—well below both the state and national rates.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Waitara, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 14%.

None 76.5% One condition 13.1% Two conditions 3.2% Three or more 1.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Waitara — Other condition leads at 22%, ahead of Asthma (16%) and Mental health (16%).

Other condition 6.5% Asthma 4.7% Mental health 4.5% Arthritis 4.1% Diabetes 3.2% Heart disease 2.9% Cancer 1.7% Lung condition 0.6% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.4% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 53% 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 Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14104/waitara/topic/health-disability