39.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Coalfalls · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Coalfalls
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Coalfalls than in the rest of the country. Nearly 40% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community facing significant health challenges across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the most common in this area, affecting 15.8% of people, which is well above the 8.8% national figure. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 12.4% and asthma at 11.7%.
15.8%
Higher than 94% 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 Coalfalls, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.6% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland average of 6.0%.
6.6% ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Coalfalls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30637/coalfalls/topic/health-disability