24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wanganella · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wanganella
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wanganella than in most similar areas. Only 24.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 11.5% of people. Mental health conditions are also less common than average, with only 6.6% of residents reporting one, while 62.3% of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
6.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Wanganella, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 10%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Wanganella reported needing help with their daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below the 5.8% seen across New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Wanganella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14151/wanganella/topic/health-disability