38.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Warialda · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Warialda live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Roughly 38.7% of residents report a long-term condition, which is 11 to 12 percentage points above the New South Wales and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 14.5%, followed by asthma and mental health issues. About 10.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%.
38.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
10.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Warialda, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many locals, with 11.1% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales.
11.1% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Warialda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14167/warialda/topic/health-disability