17.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walgett · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Walgett
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Walgett than in most other Australian areas. Only 17.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community where a smaller proportion of people are managing ongoing health struggles compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 3.9% of residents, a figure well below both the state and national rates. Among those with long-term illness, asthma is the most common at 6%, followed by diabetes at 4.7% and arthritis at 4.4%.
3.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Walgett, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, with only 2.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
2.6% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Walgett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14114/walgett/topic/health-disability