Wilberforce · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wilberforce

Name: Health & Disability in Wilberforce — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Fewer people report long-term health issues in Wilberforce compared to the rest of the country. Only 25.4% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.0%, while 7.6% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 8.0%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wilberforce, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.9% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 4.3% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wilberforce splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 17%.

Arthritis 8.0% Mental health 7.6% Other condition 7.1% Asthma 6.7% Diabetes 4.2% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.1% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.6% Dementia 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 4.6% of people in Wilberforce need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the national and state figures of 5.8%.

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 Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14305/wilberforce/topic/health-disability

Where Wilberforce sits — People with a long-term health condition