29.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wyreema · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wyreema
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people have long-term health conditions in Wyreema than in most similar areas. While the overall health rate is lower than typical, more residents report mental health conditions compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than in most areas. However, mental health conditions are more common here than elsewhere, affecting 11.6% of the population.
11.6%
Higher 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 Wyreema, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.8%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Wyreema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315106/wyreema/topic/health-disability