31.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Windermere · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Windermere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 21.9% is among the highest for similar areas and defines the health landscape of Windermere. This figure is far above the national average, contributing to a general trend where more people here live with long-term health conditions than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 31.3% of residents, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.0%. Mental health is the most common condition, followed by asthma at 12.5% and arthritis at 6.3%.
21.9%
Higher 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 Windermere, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Windermere need help with daily activities, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.3% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Windermere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14338/windermere/topic/health-disability