40.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Basin Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Basin Pocket, where 16.2% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, the area faces significant health challenges, with over 40% of residents reporting a long-term illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the Queensland rate of 28.8%. Along with mental health, the most frequent issues are arthritis (15%) and asthma (13.7%), and 6% of residents live with three or more conditions.
16.2%
Higher than 95% 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 Basin Pocket, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly one in ten people (9.8%) in Basin Pocket need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 5.8% national figure.
9.8% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/health-disability