40.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Eli Waters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Eli Waters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Eli Waters than in most similar areas. About 40% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 28%. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 17.1% of people. Mental health conditions are also much higher than most areas at 12.9%, well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
12.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Eli Waters, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 11% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the national figure of 5.8% and among the highest for this type of area.
11.0% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Eli Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30960/eli-waters/topic/health-disability