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4697, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4697, QLD

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

Fewer residents in postcode 4697 live with long-term health conditions compared to most other areas. While chronic illness is less common, a higher proportion of people deal with mental health challenges and a greater number require daily assistance.

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📍 4697, QLD, Postcode

Where 4697, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.9%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4697, QLD — lower than 71% of areas.

4697, QLD25.9%
Gladstone 27.5%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.5% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4697, QLD, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 45.5% One condition 13.3% Two conditions 7.7% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in 4697, QLD — Arthritis leads at 25%, ahead of Mental health (19%) and Asthma (14%).

Arthritis 13.3% Mental health 10.5% Asthma 7.7% Diabetes 7.0% Heart disease 5.6% Lung condition 3.5% Other condition 3.5% Cancer 2.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Help with daily activities is needed by 7.7% of people, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This need has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2016.

People needing help with daily activities

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7.7% —

Higher than 82% 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 4697, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4697/4697-qld/topic/health-disability