39.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wimbledon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wimbledon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Wimbledon live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. Around 40% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is 13 percentage points above the New South Wales figure. This high rate of illness exists alongside a very low need for daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common chronic illness here, affecting 17% of people, followed by asthma at 12.5%. While long-term health issues are much more common than in most areas, mental health conditions are a little lower than the national figure at 6.8%.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Wimbledon, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Wimbledon reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the state and national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Wimbledon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14330/wimbledon/topic/health-disability