23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bowen Hills · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bowen Hills
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 13.9% is among the highest for similar areas in Bowen Hills. While most residents here are healthier than the national average, those struggling with mental health are more common than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most reported issue at 13.9%, far exceeding the Queensland average of 9.6%.
13.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Bowen Hills, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Few people in Bowen Hills need help with daily activities. At 2.6%, this is much lower than the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.6% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30343/bowen-hills/topic/health-disability