25.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wongaling Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wongaling Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower share of people live with long-term health issues in Wongaling Beach compared to most other areas. Only 25.2% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 6.5% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 8.4%, while 60.8% of all residents report having no health conditions at all.
6.5%
Lower than 84% 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 Wongaling Beach, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.4% of people in Wongaling Beach need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages. This need for assistance has remained steady since 2011.
3.4% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/health-disability