45.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shoalwater Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Shoalwater Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Shoalwater Bay than in most similar areas. While 45.5% of residents report a chronic condition, this is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is primarily driven by arthritis, which is the most common condition reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis affects 36.4% of residents, contributing to a chronic health rate that is 17 points higher than the Queensland average. In contrast, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →Shoalwater Bay splits fairly evenly between None (38%) and One condition (38%), with Two conditions at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average and the 6.0% Queensland figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 Shoalwater Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031221/shoalwater-bay/topic/health-disability