31.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wellingrove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wellingrove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Wellingrove live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While chronic health issues are common, the area reports a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places. This combination suggests a community where physical health challenges are more prevalent than psychological ones.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.0%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.6%, while mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at just 5.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Wellingrove, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 6.3% of the population, a rate that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the 5.8% recorded across Australia and New South Wales.
6.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Wellingrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14237/wellingrove/topic/health-disability