22.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Woodford · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Woodford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Woodford than in most similar areas. Only 22.5% of people report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 8.8%. Mental health conditions affect 7.8% of the population, a figure slightly lower than the Queensland average.
7.8%
Lower than 73% 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 Woodford, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.9% of people in Woodford need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian figure. This need for assistance has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
6.9% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315104/woodford/topic/health-disability