26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in East Palmerston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in East Palmerston than in most similar areas. About 26.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 7.3% of the population, a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while 19.1% report having one condition.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 East Palmerston, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for help with daily activities is lower than most areas, with 3.6% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
3.6% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 East Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30931/east-palmerston/topic/health-disability