27.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hunchy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hunchy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term health issue for people in Hunchy, affecting 9.8% of the population. This rate is higher than most similar areas, while overall health and assistance needs remain close to state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure. While most people report no conditions, mental health is the most frequent issue at 9.8%, followed by other conditions (9.5%) and arthritis (7.8%).
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 Hunchy, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of people in Hunchy need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.1% ▲ +120.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Hunchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31374/hunchy/topic/health-disability