36.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warabrook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Warabrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 36% of people in Warabrook live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This gap is seen across both physical and mental health, with a high proportion of residents requiring daily support. It is an area where health challenges are much more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are frequent here, with 13.5% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 8.0%. Other common conditions include arthritis at 12% and asthma at 9.6%.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Warabrook, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for many residents, as 14.8% need help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% reported across both Australia and New South Wales, placing the area among the highest for this need.
14.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Warabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14158/warabrook/topic/health-disability