25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Koumala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Koumala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes have seen the proportion of people with long-term conditions drop since 2011 in Koumala. Only 25.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 4.8% of people compared to 8.8% nationally. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 8.5%, while 61.3% of residents report having no health conditions at all.
4.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Koumala, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is slightly lower than the 6.0% seen across Queensland and about the same as the national figure.
4.8% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31574/koumala/topic/health-disability