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4518, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4518, QLD

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in postcode 4518, where 10.7% of people live with the condition. This area faces more health challenges than most, with 32% of residents reporting a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 4518, QLD, Postcode

Where 4518, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

32.0%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4518, QLD — higher than 66% of areas.

4518, QLD32.0%
Sunshine Coast 30.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health issues are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis, mental health, and asthma as the most reported conditions. About 10.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4518, QLD, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 59.4% One condition 21.3% Two conditions 7.1% Three or more 3.6%

Long-term health conditions reported

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4518, QLD splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Arthritis 10.7% Mental health 10.1% Asthma 9.6% Other condition 9.1% Heart disease 5.0% Diabetes 4.3% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 6.1% of people, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for help has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.1% ▲ +47.1%

Higher than 62% of postcode areas.

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 4518, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4518/4518-qld/topic/health-disability