33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wilsons Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wilsons Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Wilsons Plains is shaped by a high rate of chronic illness, with 33.9% of people living with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a community where health challenges are more common than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly prevalent here, affecting 14.5% of residents, which is among the highest rates for this level and well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Asthma is also a common long-term condition, reported by 14.5% of the population.
14.5%
Higher than 91% 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 Wilsons Plains, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 35%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, the 4.8% of people needing help with daily activities is a little below the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
4.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Wilsons Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33085/wilsons-plains/topic/health-disability