26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waddington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waddington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report mental health issues or a need for daily help in Waddington than in the rest of the country. While 26.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the national figure. This sparsely populated area shows a strong trend of residents who do not require regular assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.9% of people have a long-term health condition, with arthritis and asthma being the most common. Notably, no one reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Waddington, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No residents in Waddington report needing help with daily activities, which is well below the Australian 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 Waddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51496/waddington/topic/health-disability