25.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
4878, QLD · Postcode
Health & Disability in 4878, QLD
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for most people in postcode 4878 is healthy, with 64.9% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. This makes the area slightly healthier than both the state and national figures, as fewer people here struggle with chronic illness compared to most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.6%, followed closely by arthritis at 8.0% and asthma at 6.6%.
8.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode 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 4878, QLD, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of residents need help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average. This need for assistance has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 4878, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4878/4878-qld/topic/health-disability