26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandsworth · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wandsworth
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.8% of people in Wandsworth have a mental health condition, a figure that is well below the national average. This makes it a remarkably healthy area where both long-term illness and the need for daily support are lower than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Australian figure. Arthritis (8.4%) and diabetes (7.5%) are the most common issues, though over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
2.8%
Lower than 85% 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 Wandsworth, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is required by 3.7% of the population. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Wandsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14149/wandsworth/topic/health-disability