41.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wattle Camp · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wattle Camp
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Wattle Camp is shaped by significant health challenges. About 41.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are common here, affecting 16.8% of residents, which is well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 13.3% and asthma at 11.6%.
16.8%
Higher than 96% 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 Wattle Camp, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Support needs are also high, with 13.4% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is well above both the state and national figures, which sit around 6%.
13.4% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Wattle Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33009/wattle-camp/topic/health-disability