39.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bald Knob · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bald Knob
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Bald Knob, where 15% of residents live with the condition. This area sees a high number of people managing health challenges, with 39.6% of residents reporting a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Almost 40% of people here have a long-term health condition, a rate far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While arthritis and asthma are common, 7.5% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little below the national average.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Bald Knob, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland rate of 6%.
2.9% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Bald Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30124/bald-knob/topic/health-disability