30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weethalle · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Weethalle
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs in Weethalle have remained steady over the last decade, though long-term illness is now more common here than in the rest of the state. About 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.8%, while 7.8% of people live with a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the national figure. Nearly half of the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Weethalle, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Weethalle need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.6% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 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 Weethalle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14232/weethalle/topic/health-disability