30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Finch Hatton · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 30% of people in Finch Hatton live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly more common than across Queensland. Most of these residents are managing a single health issue, while nearly half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 11.3% of the population. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.5% of people, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Finch Hatton, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.0% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.0% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Finch Hatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31038/finch-hatton/topic/health-disability