16.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Corfield · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Corfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term health conditions than the state average marks the health profile of Corfield. Only 16.5% of people report a chronic illness, which is 12 percentage points below the Queensland figure. This makes it one of the healthiest areas in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are uncommon here, with 64.6% of residents reporting none at all. Mental health conditions are especially rare at 3.8%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common reported issues are asthma at 7.0% and arthritis at 5.7%.
3.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Corfield, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.2% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Corfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30723/corfield/topic/health-disability