46.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jerona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jerona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of the people in Jerona have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness in the region, with heart disease and arthritis being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 46.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far above the Queensland rate of 28.8%. This includes heart disease (22%) and arthritis (19.5%), while 9.8% of people have a mental health condition, a figure about the same as the national average.
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 →Jerona splits fairly evenly between None (36%) and One condition (36%), with Two conditions at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, as 19.5% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is far above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
19.5% ▲ +321.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Jerona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31439/jerona/topic/health-disability