35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woongarra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woongarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of 8 percentage points separates Woongarra from the national average, where far more people live with long-term conditions. About 35.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, a figure that is well above both the state and national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little more common here than in the rest of Australia, affecting 10.9% of the population. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 13.3%, while asthma and diabetes also affect a significant number of residents.
10.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Woongarra, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 8.4%, this is a little above the Queensland figure of 6% and the national average of 5.8%.
8.4% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/health-disability