35.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wandal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas define Wandal. About 35% of residents live with a chronic health condition, a figure well above the national average of 27.7%. This high prevalence of health challenges is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis at 11.9% and asthma at 9.5%, with 4.8% of people managing three or more conditions.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Wandal, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most similar areas. About 8.7% of people require this assistance, which is a little above both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
8.7% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Wandal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32979/wandal/topic/health-disability