15.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wanganui · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wanganui
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wanganui than in most other areas. Only 15.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 11.8%, followed by arthritis and lung conditions at 5.9% each. No residents reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wanganui, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 12%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is rarely impacted by disability in this area, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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 Wanganui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14152/wanganui/topic/health-disability