20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wiagdon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wiagdon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20% of people in Wiagdon report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places, with a very small number of residents living with chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are almost non-existent here, at 0%, which is well below the 8.8% national average. For those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 17.1%, while 68.6% of residents report having no conditions at all.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wiagdon, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rates of chronic illness, 11.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%, placing Wiagdon among the highest areas for this need.
11.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Wiagdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14299/wiagdon/topic/health-disability