27.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cambooya - Wyreema · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Cambooya - Wyreema shows health patterns that closely mirror national trends. Roughly 27.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that aligns exactly with the Australian average.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 9.9%, followed by mental health and arthritis. Most people here report no long-term health issues, with 64.5% of the population falling into this group.
27.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Cambooya - Wyreema, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most other areas. While the rate is a little below the national figure at 4.6%, this number has risen by 1.6 points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cambooya - Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011445/cambooya-wyreema/topic/health-disability