30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horseshoe Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Horseshoe Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little more than 30% of people in Horseshoe Bay live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly higher than the national figure. While most residents are healthy, there is a notably higher rate of mental health conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10% of the population, a rate that is higher than most areas. Overall, 30.3% of people have a long-term health issue, with arthritis being the most common at 13.1%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Horseshoe Bay, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.3% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Horseshoe Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31362/horseshoe-bay/topic/health-disability