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4885, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4885, QLD

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

Daily life for 6.1% of people in postcode 4885 involves needing some help with their everyday activities. While long-term health conditions are slightly more common here than in the rest of Australia, mental health issues are less frequent than in most other areas.

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📍 4885, QLD, Postcode

Where 4885, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

30.0%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4885, QLD — higher than 54% of areas.

4885, QLD30.0%
Tablelands 29.7%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

About 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 9.9%, while 7.5% of people report a mental health condition, a rate lower than most other areas.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4885, QLD, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.

None 58.5% One condition 20.0% Two conditions 6.9% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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4885, QLD splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Asthma (16%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 9.9% Asthma 8.2% Other condition 7.9% Mental health 7.5% Heart disease 5.4% Diabetes 4.4% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.2% Stroke 1.1% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Needing help with daily tasks is more common here than in most areas, with the figure rising 0.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.1%. This is about the same as the Queensland and national rates.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.1% ▲ +16.5%

Higher than 61% 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 4885, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4885/4885-qld/topic/health-disability