22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wakerley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wakerley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly three quarters of Wakerley residents report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with very few people requiring daily assistance due to illness or disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 22.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 7.9%, while mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 7.1%.
7.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality 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 Wakerley, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.8% of people in Wakerley need help with their daily activities. This is well below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.8% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Wakerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32955/wakerley/topic/health-disability