14.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Weipa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Weipa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Barely any change has been seen in the number of people needing daily help in Weipa since 2011. This is a very healthy area where only 14.2% of people report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national rate of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 4% of people reporting a mental health condition compared to 8.8% nationally. The most common long-term conditions are asthma at 4.9% and other conditions at 4.1%.
4.0%
Lower than 92% 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 Weipa, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.1% of people in Weipa need help with daily activities, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6%. This rate has remained steady, dipping only slightly from 2.5% in 2011.
2.1% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Weipa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315098/weipa/topic/health-disability