27.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wonga Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wonga Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Wonga Beach (L) than in most similar areas. While about 27.8% of people have a chronic condition, this is slightly lower than the Queensland average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are notably less common here, affecting 6.7% of people, which is a little below the national figure. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 10.8%, though 58.7% of residents have no long-term health issues at all.
6.7%
Lower than 82% 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 Wonga Beach, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most, with only 5.5% of people needing assistance with their day-to-day activities. This is about the same as the state and national figures, and represents a 7.3 point drop since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/health-disability