22.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Wujal Wujal · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Wujal Wujal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Wujal Wujal (L). Only 22.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition here at 15.6%. Only 2.5% of people report a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 96% 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 Wujal Wujal, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people need help with daily activities, with only 1.8% requiring assistance. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and has fallen since 2011.
1.8% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322135/wujal-wujal/topic/health-disability