32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wetheron · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wetheron
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Wetheron. While 32.5% of people live with a long-term condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 15% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the state average, with arthritis and heart disease being the most frequent. Mental health issues are among the highest at this level, sitting at 15%, which is well above the 8.8% national figure.
15.0%
Higher than 92% 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 Wetheron, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
In a striking contrast to the health data, 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures, which sit around 6%.
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 Wetheron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33053/wetheron/topic/health-disability