26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black Jack · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic health issues in Black Jack than in most other similar areas. This is a relatively healthy community, with only 26.9% of residents reporting a long-term health condition. Notably, the rate of mental health conditions is well below both the state and national figures.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here at 3.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most frequent at 12.6%, while 56.3% of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
26.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Black Jack, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, with only 2.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Black Jack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30266/black-jack/topic/health-disability