32.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wanniassa · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wanniassa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people report long-term health issues in Wanniassa than in most similar areas. Around 32.4% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the figures for both the ACT and Australia. This reflects a community with a higher-than-average burden of long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the 28.1% seen across the ACT. This includes asthma (10.6%) and arthritis (10.0%), while those with a mental health condition (10.3%) are slightly more common here than the national figure.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Wanniassa, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 4.6% for the ACT and the 5.8% national average.
5.3% ▲ +68.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80129/wanniassa/topic/health-disability