32.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Walloon · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Walloon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health condition affects 12.5% of people in Walloon, which is much higher than most similar areas. This contributes to a broader trend where long-term health issues are more common here than across Queensland and Australia. Overall, about 32.7% of residents live with a lasting health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure, with mental health (12.5%) and arthritis (10.7%) being the most common. While 58.6% of residents have no long-term health issues, 21.3% live with one condition.
12.5%
Higher than 82% 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 Walloon, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.9% of people in Walloon need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian average. This figure has risen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Walloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315097/walloon/topic/health-disability