18.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Keriri Island · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower rate of long-term illness than the state average defines Keriri Island. Only 18% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places.
Long-term conditions people report.
No one in the area reported a mental health condition, and just 18% have a long-term health issue. Among those who are unwell, heart disease (5.4%) and asthma (5.0%) are the most common, while 80.1% of residents have no long-term conditions at all.
18.0%
Lower than 89% 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 Keriri Island, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 14%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
3.4% ▲ +158.6%
Lower than 64% 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 Keriri Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31515/keriri-island/topic/health-disability