39.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Island Plantation · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Island Plantation
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 40% of people in Island Plantation live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This is a high rate of illness for the area, with mental health and arthritis being the most common issues reported.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 19.4% of residents, a figure far above the Australian average of 8.8%. This is one of the highest rates for any area of this size, alongside 18.1% of people living with arthritis.
19.4%
Higher 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 Island Plantation, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 8.4% of people here who need help with activities, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
8.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Island Plantation [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31418/island-plantation/topic/health-disability