25.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gordon Park · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gordon Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Gordon Park need help with daily activities, which is well below the Queensland figure. Most residents enjoy good health, though a higher than average proportion of the community lives with a mental health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.5%, which is higher than most areas, followed by other conditions at 8.1% and asthma at 7.9%.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Gordon Park, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 2.9% of residents who need help with daily activities is lower than most similar areas and well below the state average of 6.0%.
2.9% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Gordon Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31210/gordon-park/topic/health-disability