23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woolloongabba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woolloongabba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness define daily life in Woolloongabba, where only 23.6% of people have a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%, though a higher proportion of residents live with mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term illness is uncommon, mental health conditions are much more frequent here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of people. This is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia, with asthma at 8.1% as the next most common condition.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Woolloongabba, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people in Woolloongabba need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and is around the middle for similar areas.
4.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33144/woolloongabba/topic/health-disability