30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bajool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bajool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Bajool, affecting 10.3% of the population. While most residents have no chronic health problems, a small but significant number of people here require help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis (9.8%) and mental health conditions (8.3%) are also common, though mental health rates are a little below the Queensland average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Bajool, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most similar areas. Around 7.4% of people require this assistance, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Bajool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30117/bajool/topic/health-disability