29.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Acacia Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Acacia Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher than most similar areas, the need for daily help is a key feature of health in Acacia Ridge. Around 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the national average. Mental health is the most common long-term condition reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.7% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 9.5% and arthritis at 8.7%.
10.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality 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 Acacia Ridge, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is also a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
7.6% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Acacia Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30007/acacia-ridge/topic/health-disability