18.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wandoan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wandoan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Wandoan have remained generally positive, with far fewer people reporting long-term illness than in most other areas. Only 18.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population that is notably healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.9% of people, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 9.6%. Overall, the majority of residents—59.5%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Wandoan, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.8% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.8% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32980/wandoan/topic/health-disability