27.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wangan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wangan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 6.3% of people in Wangan (L) report a mental health condition, a figure well below the Queensland average. This suggests a community with a lower rate of long-term health struggles than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is much lower than in most other areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.7%, while 57.7% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.3%
Lower than 85% 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 Wangan, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is a slight increase from 5.2% in 2011.
6.2% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321108/wangan/topic/health-disability