27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Whitfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Whitfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Whitfield is marked by a higher need for support, with 7.3% of people requiring help with daily activities. While most residents enjoy good health, a small but significant group manages long-term conditions. This need for assistance is much higher than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 8.4%, while 8% of residents live with a mental health condition.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Whitfield, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 7.3% of people who need help with daily activities is a little above the Queensland figure of 6% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
7.3% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Whitfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33065/whitfield/topic/health-disability