18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Irongate · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term illness in Irongate than in most other areas. Only 18.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here at 5.9%, well below the state's 9.6%. Most residents are healthy, with 80% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Irongate, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 16%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most people in Irongate, as only 3.0% need help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
3.0% ▲ —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Irongate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31409/irongate/topic/health-disability