29.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
West End · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in West End
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 11% of people in West End (Townsville - Qld) live with a mental health condition, which is much higher than most other areas. This represents a significant gap compared to the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, health and disability patterns here are largely consistent with the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the Australian average. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.6%, followed by asthma and arthritis, which both affect 8.1% of the population.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 West End, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.7% of the population. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33034/west-end/topic/health-disability