34.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Witta · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Witta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Witta (L), affecting 14% of residents. Overall, 34.2% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with higher than usual health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 9.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure, long-term health issues are more frequent here. Most residents have no long-term conditions, but 23% live with one and 4.4% have three or more.
9.5%
Lower than 55% 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 Witta, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Witta (L) need help with daily activities, a rate similar to Queensland and Australia. This figure has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.1% ▲ +106.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Witta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321110/witta/topic/health-disability