33.4%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallsend · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Wallsend
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are reported by 12.8% of people in Wallsend, one of the highest rates for this level. This contributes to a broader trend where 33.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with asthma (10.2%) and arthritis (10.1%) also frequently reported. While 58.9% of people have no long-term condition, about 11.5% of residents manage two or more.
12.8%
Higher than 94% 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 Wallsend, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Wallsend than in most areas, affecting 7.2% of people. This figure is a little above the New South Wales average of 5.8% and has risen by 1.4 points since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10089/wallsend/topic/health-disability