45.3%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walkers Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Walkers Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Walkers Point live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of illness is reflected in the fact that 12% of people need daily help with basic tasks, which is double the Queensland figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with 45.3% of people affected—far above the 28.8% seen in Queensland. Asthma (16%) and arthritis (13.3%) are the most reported conditions, and 10.7% of residents have a mental health condition.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Walkers Point, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 12% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and the state average of 6%.
12.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Walkers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32958/walkers-point/topic/health-disability