13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wyangle · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Wyangle than in most other parts of the country. Only 13% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a massive gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.3% of people. Mental health conditions are also less common than usual, with only 5.6% of residents reporting one.
13.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Wyangle, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 11%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent in Wyangle, as 0% of people report needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Wyangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14453/wyangle/topic/health-disability