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4551, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4551, QLD

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

Well above the national figure, 31.9% of people in postcode 4551 live with a long-term health condition. This means more residents here struggle with chronic illness compared to most other areas. The most common long-term health issues reported are arthritis and mental health conditions.

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📍 4551, QLD, Postcode

Where 4551, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.9%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4551, QLD — higher than 65% of areas.

4551, QLD31.9%
Sunshine Coast 30.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 11.5%, followed by mental health at 9.6%. While this rate of mental health conditions is higher than most areas, it is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4551, QLD, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 60.5% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 7.2% Three or more 3.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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4551, QLD splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (17%), with Other condition at 16%.

Arthritis 11.5% Mental health 9.6% Other condition 9.0% Asthma 8.3% Heart disease 5.2% Diabetes 4.1% Cancer 4.0% Lung condition 2.4% Stroke 1.3% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

A little above the national rate, 6.8% of people here need help with daily activities. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.8% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 72% 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 4551, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4551/4551-qld/topic/health-disability