29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wallu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.8% of people need help with daily activities in Wallu, which is well below the Queensland figure. This makes the area notably healthier in terms of daily independence than most other regions. While about 29.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the overall need for regular assistance remains quite low.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.1%, while 7.4% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate a little below both the state and national figures.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Wallu, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is rare here, affecting 2.8% of residents. This is well below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and a little below the Australian average.
2.8% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 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 Wallu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32969/wallu/topic/health-disability