33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wardell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health challenge in Wardell, affecting 12% of residents. This community faces higher health burdens than most other areas, with 33.4% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which affect 10.2% of residents. While 54.8% of people have no long-term health problems, 4% are managing three or more conditions.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Wardell, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6% of people in Wardell need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
6.0% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/health-disability