26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Evelyn · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Evelyn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Evelyn report a mental health condition, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%. This makes the area stand out for its low rate of mental health struggles. Overall, residents here are slightly more likely to be free of long-term health issues than people in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 26.3% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.4%, while 56% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
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 Evelyn, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Evelyn need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most other similar areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
6.2% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Evelyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31009/evelyn/topic/health-disability