37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kawl Kawl · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living with a chronic health issue is far more common in Kawl Kawl than in most other areas. About 37.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, very few people in the area report needing daily help or struggling with mental health.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues here, with 20.8% and 12.5% of residents affected. While long-term health conditions are much more frequent than in other areas, 0% of the population reported a mental health condition, a figure well below the Queensland average of 9.6%.
37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Kawl Kawl, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 35%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent for most residents, as 0% of people reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% 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 Kawl Kawl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31494/kawl-kawl/topic/health-disability