26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Alpha · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Alpha
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Alpha, affecting 8.6% of the population. Overall, residents are generally healthier than those in most similar areas, with a lower rate of chronic illness and mental health conditions compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 26.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are particularly low at 5.9%, well below the state average of 9.6%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Alpha, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.5% of residents, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.5% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Alpha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30045/alpha/topic/health-disability