28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gaven · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gaven
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Gaven, affecting 10.5% of the population. Most people here live without a chronic health condition, and overall health levels are typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Mental health conditions affect 7.7% of people, a rate slightly below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Gaven, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.8% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland average of 6.0%.
4.8% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31105/gaven/topic/health-disability