24.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cottonvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cottonvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Cottonvale than the state or national averages. Only 24.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health metrics.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here than in most areas, affecting only 4.6% of people compared to 9.6% across Queensland. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while arthritis is the most common condition listed at 13.7%.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Cottonvale, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.0% of people in Cottonvale need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%.
2.0% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Cottonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30732/cottonvale/topic/health-disability