34.6%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wide Bay · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Wide Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for support marks the current health landscape in Wide Bay, where the proportion of people requiring daily help has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011. Health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas, with 34.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well above the national figure, with 13.1% of people dealing with arthritis and 10.8% with mental health conditions. This rate of mental health issues is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Queensland average.
10.8%
Higher than 78% of federal 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 Wide Bay, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.5% of the population, which is among the highest for this area type. This figure is a little above the national average of 5.8%.
8.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED329/wide-bay/topic/health-disability