27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wolvi · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Wolvi have no long-term health conditions, meaning the majority of residents live without a chronic illness. Overall, health outcomes in the area are quite typical for the region, with figures for chronic illness and mental health sitting close to state and national levels.
Long-term conditions people report.
Roughly 27.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Arthritis is the most common specific illness at 10.7%, while 9.0% of people report a mental health condition, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Wolvi, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily assistance is higher than in most areas, with 6.9% of people requiring help. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and slightly higher than the state average of 6.0%.
6.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Wolvi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33112/wolvi/topic/health-disability