23.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wantagong · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wantagong
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Wantagong report a long-term health condition, making it a healthier place than most of the country. Only 23.7% of residents live with a chronic illness, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 13.2% of people. Very few residents report mental health conditions, at 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8.0%.
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 Wantagong, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easy for most residents, with 0.0% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Wantagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14155/wantagong/topic/health-disability