33.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wivenhoe Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Wivenhoe Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health conditions have become more common in Wivenhoe Pocket, where 33.1% of residents now live with a chronic illness. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking a significant health gap for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (13.2%) and asthma (10.6%) are the most common long-term conditions here. While 9.1% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Queensland figure.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Wivenhoe Pocket, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people need help with their daily activities, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
5.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Wivenhoe Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33107/wivenhoe-pocket/topic/health-disability