24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whetstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whetstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of mental health conditions than most similar areas marks the health profile of Whetstone. While overall long-term health is better than the state and national figures, specific challenges remain for a portion of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national 27.7%. However, 12.9% report a mental health condition, a figure well above both the Queensland (9.6%) and Australian (8.8%) averages.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Whetstone, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of residents need some help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Whetstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33058/whetstone/topic/health-disability