21.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Columbia · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Columbia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes have improved in Columbia since 2011, with far fewer people reporting long-term illnesses than in previous years. Only 21.6% of residents now live with a long-term health condition, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Residents here are healthier than most, with only 6.2% reporting a mental health condition. This is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Most people have no long-term health issues at all, while 20.6% of the population live with one condition.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Columbia, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Columbia reported needing help with their daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and sits well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Columbia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30654/columbia/topic/health-disability