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Sheldon - Mount Cotton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Sheldon - Mount Cotton

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

Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Sheldon - Mount Cotton than in most other areas. Only 25.7% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This general trend of better health is mirrored in the low number of people who need help with daily tasks.

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📍 Sheldon - Mount Cotton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sheldon - Mount Cotton sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.7%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sheldon - Mount Cotton — lower than 65% of areas.

Sheldon - Mount Cotton25.7%
4165, QLD 32.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 8.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.5% and arthritis at 6.5%, while 69.3% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Sheldon - Mount Cotton, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 69.3% One condition 18.7% Two conditions 4.9% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Sheldon - Mount Cotton splits fairly evenly between Mental health (20%) and Other condition (20%), with Asthma at 19%.

Mental health 8.9% Other condition 8.8% Asthma 8.5% Arthritis 6.5% Diabetes 3.3% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 3.0% Lung condition 1.2% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by only 3.9% of people, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the national rate of 5.8%, although the need for help has risen since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.9% ▲ +71.1%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/topic/health-disability