44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waukivory · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waukivory
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Among the highest rates for this level of area, 44.4% of Waukivory residents live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While many face chronic illness, mental health struggles are much less common here than in most other Australian towns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common, with arthritis (17.6%) and heart disease (13%) being the most reported. In contrast, the 4.6% of people with a mental health condition is well below the New South Wales rate of 8%.
4.6%
Lower 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 Waukivory, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Waukivory need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
5.6% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Waukivory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14216/waukivory/topic/health-disability