41.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wildash · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wildash
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Wildash struggle with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Over 41% of residents live with a chronic condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health issues are common here, affecting 17.3% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 9.3% and asthma, diabetes, and heart disease, each at 6.7%.
17.3%
Higher than 97% 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 Wildash, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Wildash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33075/wildash/topic/health-disability