23.5%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wakehurst · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Wakehurst
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health issues than most other areas make Wakehurst a relatively healthy place to live. Only 23.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.4% of people, a little below the Australian average. Most residents have no long-term health conditions at all, while 17% live with one.
6.4%
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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 Wakehurst, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 4.1% of people in Wakehurst need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state and national figures. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
4.1% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Wakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10088/wakehurst/topic/health-disability