18.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Croydon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Croydon than in most similar areas. Only 18.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than elsewhere, with 62.8% of people reporting none at all. This includes mental health conditions, which affect only 3.7% of residents, far below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
3.7%
Lower than 81% 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 Croydon, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Just 3.3% of people require this assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.3% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30760/croydon/topic/health-disability