30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waramanga · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waramanga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Waramanga sits around the middle of similar areas for general health, though mental health conditions are more common here than in most places. About 30.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 10.7% of people, a figure higher than most areas and slightly above the national 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 10.1% and asthma at 9.2%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Waramanga, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Waramanga need some help with their daily activities, which is about the same as the figures for the ACT and Australia.
5.2% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/health-disability