24.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woorabinda · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Woorabinda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Woorabinda. Only 24% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here at 11.3%, while 4% of residents have a mental health condition. This mental health rate is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people, 65.7%, report having no long-term health conditions.
4.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) 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 Woorabinda, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 3.9% of residents, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%. This proportion has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 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 Woorabinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37550/woorabinda/topic/health-disability