34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wildes Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wildes Meadow
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 35% of people in Wildes Meadow live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This represents a significant health burden for the area compared to most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis affecting 10% of residents. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.6% of people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Wildes Meadow, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.6% of residents, a figure that is a little below the Australian and state averages.
3.6% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Wildes Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14309/wildes-meadow/topic/health-disability