26.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Westbrook · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Westbrook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Westbrook compared to most other areas. Only 26.9% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and mental health are the most common long-term conditions here, both affecting about 10% of people. While 65.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, 10% of the population has a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
10.0%
Higher than 51% 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 Westbrook, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Westbrook need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.1% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315099/westbrook/topic/health-disability