18.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Widden · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Widden
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Widden than in most other parts of the country. Only 18.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a very healthy population for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 4.6% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term ailment at 11.5%, while nearly 60% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Widden, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life in Widden is largely independent, as 0.0% of people report needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/health-disability