39.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wartook · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wartook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Wartook live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 40% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 12 percentage points above the national figure. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 17% of people, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term issues include asthma at 11.4% and arthritis at 10.2%.
17.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Wartook, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is higher than most areas, with 6.8% of the population requiring assistance. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Wartook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22713/wartook/topic/health-disability