25.4%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walkerston · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Walkerston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Walkerston than in most similar areas. Only 25.4% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend of better health is reflected across both physical and mental health measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 7.1% of residents, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma (7.9%) and arthritis (6.8%) are the most common, while 61.6% of the population reports no long-term conditions at all.
7.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre 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 Walkerston, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Walkerston need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the 5.8% national average and represents a significant drop from 9.1% back in 2011.
3.7% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315096/walkerston/topic/health-disability