26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Willow Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better overall health than most areas marks Willow Vale, where only 26% of people live with a long-term health condition. While this is a little below the national figure, mental health challenges are more common here than in many similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 9.8%, which is a little above the Australian average. Other common health issues include asthma at 9.5% and arthritis at 6.2%, though 66.7% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Willow Vale, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.6% of people in Willow Vale need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland and national figures, placing the area around the middle when compared to similar places.
4.6% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33078/willow-vale/topic/health-disability