19.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wugular (Beswick) · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wugular (Beswick)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily assistance needs have stayed almost the same since 2011 in Wugular (Beswick) (L). This is a healthy community where only 19.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 4.2% of people reporting a mental health condition. Heart disease is the most common long-term ailment at 7.2%, while 80.3% of residents have no health conditions.
4.2%
Lower than 91% 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 Wugular (Beswick), None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed from 3.3% in 2011 and remains a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Wugular (Beswick) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721015/wugular/topic/health-disability