28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Geham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Geham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly half of the population in Geham live without any long-term health issues, putting the area around the middle for similar places. While most residents report good health, there is a higher rate of mental health conditions compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.6%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 9.8% of the population.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Geham, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.2% of residents need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, and is lower than most other similar areas.
3.2% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Geham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31109/geham/topic/health-disability