19.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waterways · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waterways
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Waterways than in most other areas. Only 19.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This means a larger majority of the local population enjoys a high level of general health and wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here, affecting just 4.5% of people compared to 8.8% across Australia. Asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 6.5%, while 76.4% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Waterways, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and lower than most similar areas.
3.2% ▲ +104.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Waterways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22720/waterways/topic/health-disability