29.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wellington Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wellington Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 30% of people in Wellington Point live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure, though it is about the same as the Queensland average. Most residents are healthy, with 65% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, with asthma and mental health being the most common at 8.9% each. Around 8.9% of people report a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Wellington Point, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Wellington Point need help with daily activities compared to the Queensland average, with 4.9% of the population requiring assistance.
4.9% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Wellington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33027/wellington-point/topic/health-disability