32.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Waugh Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Waugh Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Waugh Pocket live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. While 32.6% of people here manage a chronic illness, there is a surprisingly low need for daily assistance across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, with arthritis and asthma being the most common at 8.7% each. However, the 6.5% of people with a mental health condition is well below the Queensland average.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Waugh Pocket, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 33%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% figure is well below both the state and national averages.
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 Waugh Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33014/waugh-pocket/topic/health-disability