Wards Mistake · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wards Mistake

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Wards Mistake, where 33.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, though the area is sparsely populated.

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📍 Wards Mistake, Suburb / Locality

Where Wards Mistake sits — People with a long-term health condition

33.3%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 113 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 8 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 12 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 32 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 78 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 107 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 120 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 206 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 290 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 281 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 424 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 561 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 772 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 953 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 1225 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 1195 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 1247 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 1198 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 1006 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 843 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 652 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 556 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 420 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 250 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 184 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 121 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 92 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 235 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wards Mistake — higher than 72% of areas.

People with a long-term health condition compared with the state and national average
Wards Mistake33.3%
2350, NSW 29.6%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 33.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%. While arthritis and asthma are common, 0.0% of people reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wards Mistake, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 32%.

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Wards Mistake, the largest group is Arthritis at 38%, followed by Asthma (17%) and Cancer (17%).

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in Wards Mistake reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 5.8% seen across both Australia and New South Wales.

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 Wards Mistake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14164/wards-mistake/topic/health-disability