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Health & Disability in Wentworth Point

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Wentworth Point than in the rest of the country. Only 13.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area one of the healthiest relative to similar places.

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Where Wentworth Point sits — People with a long-term health condition

13.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wentworth Point — lower than 95% of areas.

Wentworth Point13.5%
2127, NSW 14.3%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas at 4.3%, well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. Most residents report no long-term health issues, with 80.7% of the population having none.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wentworth Point, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 12%.

None 80.7% One condition 11.0% Two conditions 2.1% Three or more 0.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wentworth Point splits fairly evenly between Other condition (24%) and Asthma (22%), with Mental health at 20%.

Other condition 5.1% Asthma 4.8% Mental health 4.3% Diabetes 2.3% Arthritis 2.1% Heart disease 1.2% Cancer 0.9% Lung condition 0.3% Stroke 0.2% Dementia 0.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for help with daily activities is well below the state and national figures of 5.8%, with only 1.4% of people requiring assistance.

People needing help with daily activities

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1.4% ▲ +47.1%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Wentworth Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14244/wentworth-point/topic/health-disability