51.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wallangarra · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wallangarra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Wallangarra live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a significant health gap for the town, where chronic illness and mental health challenges are much more common than in the rest of Queensland.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 51.9% of residents, with arthritis (23.1%) and mental health conditions (20.3%) being the most frequent. These rates are far above the national figure, and about 10% of the population manage three or more conditions at once.
20.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Wallangarra, the largest group is None at 42%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is among the highest for similar areas at 13.3%. This figure is well above the Queensland average of 6% and has risen by 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +197.8%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Wallangarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322130/wallangarra/topic/health-disability