35.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Watagan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Watagan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 35.1% of people in Watagan live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. While chronic health issues are common here, very few residents actually require daily help to get around.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and other chronic issues being the most reported. Mental health conditions affect 8.1% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Watagan, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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 Watagan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14198/watagan/topic/health-disability