30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highland Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Highland Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy daily life is common in Highland Plains, where 30% of people manage a long-term health condition. This is slightly higher than the figures for Queensland and Australia. However, the area is notable for having a very low rate of reported mental health conditions compared to most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 10% and 8.3% of residents. While 30% of people have a long-term condition, the rate of mental health conditions is 0%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Highland Plains, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5% of people in Highland Plains need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% average for Australia.
5.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Highland Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31335/highland-plains/topic/health-disability