31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whitton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whitton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 31% of people in Whitton live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a higher-than-usual burden of illness for the community, impacting the daily health and wellbeing of many residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health struggles are common here, with 31.5% of people reporting a long-term condition and 10.7% living with a mental health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. Asthma (12.6%) and arthritis (10.9%) are the most frequent long-term health issues reported.
10.7%
Higher 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 Whitton, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.5% ▼ -46.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Whitton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14297/whitton/topic/health-disability