38.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wingham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wingham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Wingham live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 38.6% of residents have a chronic illness, which is more than 11 percentage points above the national figure. This creates a significant health gap for the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, both affecting 13.7% of residents. These figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages, with 13.7% of people reporting a mental health condition.
13.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Wingham, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a larger number of people here, as 8.4% need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 5.8% recorded for both New South Wales and Australia.
8.4% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14350/wingham/topic/health-disability