30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bluewater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bluewater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Bluewater need help with daily activities than in most similar areas. While 60% of residents have no long-term health issues, about 30% live with a chronic condition. This is slightly higher than the typical Queensland or Australian figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.3%, followed by mental health, other conditions, asthma and diabetes.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Bluewater, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 8.0% of residents need help with daily activities, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.0% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Bluewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30292/bluewater/topic/health-disability