30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chermside West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chermside West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual share of people in Chermside West live with a mental health condition, affecting 9.5% of the population. While most residents report no long-term health issues, about 30.2% of the area deals with a chronic condition, which is slightly higher than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 9.5%, followed by other conditions at 9.0% and arthritis at 8.5%. Most people have no chronic health issues, while 19.3% manage one condition.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Chermside West, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.4% of people in Chermside West need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
6.4% ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30594/chermside-west/topic/health-disability