23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandering · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wandering
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Wandering have remained strong since 2011, with residents generally reporting better wellbeing than the national average. Very few people here require daily assistance, and a striking 52.4% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This includes a lower rate of mental health conditions (5.6%) compared to the rest of the country, while arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 11%.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Wandering, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.6% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Wandering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51518/wandering/topic/health-disability