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Newstead - Bowen Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Newstead - Bowen Hills

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

Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Newstead - Bowen Hills than in the rest of the country. Only 23.9% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. While overall health is high, mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas.

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📍 Newstead - Bowen Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newstead - Bowen Hills sits — People with a long-term health condition

23.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newstead - Bowen Hills — lower than 76% of areas.

Newstead - Bowen Hills23.9%
4006, QLD 24.0%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 10.9%, a figure that is a little above the national average. In contrast, only 4.1% of people have arthritis and 2.3% have heart disease, with 67.4% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Newstead - Bowen Hills, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 67.4% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 4.1% Three or more 1.3%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Newstead - Bowen Hills, the largest group is Mental health at 29%, followed by Asthma (20%) and Other condition (19%).

Mental health 10.9% Asthma 7.4% Other condition 7.0% Arthritis 4.1% Heart disease 2.3% Cancer 2.2% Diabetes 1.9% Lung condition 0.7% Dementia 0.5% Stroke 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.4% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.4% ▲ +27.5%

Lower than 93% 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 Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills/topic/health-disability