30.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wilmington · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wilmington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Assistance needs have risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011 in Wilmington (L). While most residents here are healthy, about 30.5% live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is slightly above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas, affecting 7.4% of people. This is lower than both the state and national figures, with asthma and arthritis being the most reported long-term health issues.
7.4%
Lower than 76% 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 Wilmington, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.7% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Wilmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422059/wilmington/topic/health-disability