23.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wattle Grove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Wattle Grove report long-term health struggles compared to previous years, contributing to a community that is healthier than most. Only 23.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out for its low rate of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The share of people with long-term health conditions is much lower than in most areas, with 71.6% of residents reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are also a little below the state average at 6.4%, and the most common conditions reported are other miscellaneous ailments and asthma.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Grove, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.3% of people. This is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%, placing Wattle Grove around the middle compared to similar areas.
4.3% ▲ +66.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14210/wattle-grove/topic/health-disability