35.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wattle Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wattle Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more common in Wattle Flat since 2011. Now, 35.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is a defining health trait for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Many residents face chronic illness, with arthritis (16.3%) and asthma (11.9%) being the most common. Mental health conditions affect 11.1% of people, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.
11.1%
Higher than 77% 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 Wattle Flat, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rates of long-term illness, only 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.4% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Wattle Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14209/wattle-flat/topic/health-disability