26.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Banks Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Banks Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than 27% of people in Banks Pocket live with a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. While overall health is generally good, mental health challenges are more common here than in many other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 9.6% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the national average. This is the most frequent long-term health issue reported, followed by other conditions at 9.1% and diabetes at 5.3%.
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 Banks Pocket, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.3% of people in Banks Pocket need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Banks Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30145/banks-pocket/topic/health-disability