30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandandian · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wandandian
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are more common in Wandandian than in most other similar areas. About 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27%. These health trends shape the daily support needs of the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of people here, which is well above the state average of 8%. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 12.8%, followed by mental health and other conditions.
11.7%
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 Wandandian, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Wandandian need help with daily activities compared to the rest of Australia, with 4.2% requiring assistance against a national figure of 5.8%.
4.2% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Wandandian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14145/wandandian/topic/health-disability