37.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Buaraba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Buaraba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Buaraba than across the rest of the country. About 37.1% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 20.6%, while 10.6% of people have a mental health condition, a figure slightly above the national average. Half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Buaraba, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, the 3.5% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the Queensland and national figures.
3.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Buaraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30400/buaraba/topic/health-disability