26.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hawkwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hawkwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant number of residents in Hawkwood require daily support, with 17.6% needing help with everyday activities. While overall long-term health issues are a little below the national figure, mental health struggles are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.5% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. However, mental health conditions are much more common than in most areas, affecting 11.8% of the population.
11.8%
Higher than 81% 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 Hawkwood, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is a challenge for many, as 17.6% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is far above both the national and state figures, which sit around 6%.
17.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Hawkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31304/hawkwood/topic/health-disability