33.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waterloo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have grown in Waterloo, where 33.3% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%. The area faces a significant burden of chronic illness, with arthritis being the most common long-term condition reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 14.6%, while 8.2% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the national figure.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Waterloo, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 8.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33006/waterloo/topic/health-disability