23.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Witheren · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Witheren
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Witheren than in most other areas. Only 23.8% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as a notably healthy community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition here at 9.1%, while 67% of people report having no health conditions at all. Those with mental health conditions make up 7.7% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Witheren, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.8% of people who need help with daily activities is about the same as the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 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 Witheren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33104/witheren/topic/health-disability