30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aroona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Aroona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 30.4% of people in Aroona live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure, reflecting a community where nearly one in three residents manages a chronic health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 10.7%, while 9% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Most people here have no long-term health issues, though 20.2% live with one condition.
9.0%
Higher than 58% 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 Aroona, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Aroona need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national and state figures.
5.5% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Aroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30086/aroona/topic/health-disability