21.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wilton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wilton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 72.2% of people in Wilton report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma is the most common condition at 8.2%, while mental health conditions affect 6.9% of the population.
6.9%
Lower than 81% of urban centre 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 Wilton, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than in most areas at 2.9%. This figure has fallen 4.1 percentage points since 2011, leaving Wilton a little below the New South Wales average of 5.8%.
2.9% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Wilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115160/wilton/topic/health-disability