23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wealwandangie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wealwandangie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Wealwandangie have shifted since 2011, though the area now stands out for having very few people with long-term physical illnesses. Only 23.1% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health struggles are notably more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.8% of people in Wealwandangie, a figure well above the Australian average of 8.8%. While overall long-term health is better than the state average, asthma is the next most common condition reported at 10.3%.
12.8%
Higher than 87% 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 Wealwandangie, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Wealwandangie reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Wealwandangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33017/wealwandangie/topic/health-disability