39.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woorim · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Woorim
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Woorim than in the rest of the country. About 39% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 17.9% of people. Overall, mental health conditions are also more common than in most areas, though at 10.1% this is only slightly above the national figure.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Woorim, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is much higher in Woorim than in most similar areas. About 8.3% of people require this support, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
8.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Woorim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33157/woorim/topic/health-disability