29.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wynnum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Wynnum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More residents in Wynnum report long-term health conditions than in most similar areas. About 29.9% of people live with a lasting health issue, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This higher rate of illness is most evident in mental health, where 10.2% of the population are affected.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.2%, followed by other conditions at 9.7% and arthritis at 9.5%. While 63.1% of residents have no long-term health issues, those who do most often live with just one condition.
10.2%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wynnum, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people in Wynnum need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the rate was 4.5%.
5.5% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Wynnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031020/wynnum/topic/health-disability