Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Wangaratta

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Wangaratta (Qld), affecting 17.2% of residents. While most people here live without a chronic illness, about 10.3% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Wangaratta, Suburb / Locality

Where Wangaratta sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 113 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 8 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 12 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 32 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 78 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 107 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 120 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 206 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 290 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 281 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 424 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 561 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 772 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 953 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 1225 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 1195 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 1247 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 1198 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 1006 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 843 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 652 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 556 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 420 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 250 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 184 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 121 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 92 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 235 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wangaratta — lower than 56% of areas.

People with a long-term health condition compared with the state and national average
Wangaratta27.6%
4806, QLD 32.9%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Around 27.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health conditions are a little more common here than across Australia, while lung conditions affect 13.8% of the community.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Wangaratta, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

Long-term health conditions reported

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Wangaratta splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (25%) and Other condition (25%), with Lung condition at 20%.

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland and national figures, where usually around 6% of people require such support.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32982/wangaratta/topic/health-disability