14.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weipa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Weipa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Weipa report long-term health struggles, with the proportion of people needing daily help barely changing since 2011. This is a remarkably healthy population where only 14.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest in the country here, at 14.2% compared to 27.7% nationally. This includes mental health conditions, which affect only 4% of people, well below the 8.8% figure for Australia.
4.0%
Lower than 93% 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 Weipa, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% national average. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 1.4%.
2.1% ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011403/weipa/topic/health-disability