24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Freshwater Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Freshwater Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Freshwater Point than in most other similar areas. Only 24.1% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area notably healthier than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here, with 62.1% of people reporting none at all. Only 6.9% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure a little below both the state and national averages. Diabetes is the most reported chronic illness at 8.6%.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Freshwater Point, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is low, with only 3.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, and lower than most similar areas.
3.4% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Freshwater Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31088/freshwater-point/topic/health-disability