26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Back Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Back Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Back Plains is generally healthy, with fewer people needing help for a disability than in most similar areas. While long-term health issues are less common here than across Queensland, a higher share of residents live with a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.6% of the population.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Back Plains, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common in Back Plains than in most similar areas. At 3.8%, this is a little below both the state and national figures.
3.8% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Back Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30112/back-plains/topic/health-disability