34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Wakefield · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Port Wakefield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Port Wakefield (L) now need help with daily activities than in 2011. This is a place where long-term health issues are much more common than the national figure, with 34.6% of residents living with a chronic condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 14.5%, and 10.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than in most other areas. This overall health rate is well above the 27.7% seen across Australia.
10.6%
Higher than 60% 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 Port Wakefield, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.9% of residents need help with daily tasks, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.9% ▲ +86.0%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Port Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421032/port-wakefield/topic/health-disability