41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Keppel Sands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Keppel Sands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Keppel Sands than in most similar areas. About 41.2% of residents report a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the local community's health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 20.3%, followed by asthma at 10.2%. While mental health conditions affect 9.6% of people—a rate higher than most areas—this is about the same as the Queensland figure.
9.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Keppel Sands, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.1% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Keppel Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31514/keppel-sands/topic/health-disability