26.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kureen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kureen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Kureen compared to the rest of the state. Only 26.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure. This trend is most striking for mental health, where the rate is well below both Queensland and Australian averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.1% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 9.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 8.9%, followed by asthma at 7.6%.
5.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Kureen, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A very small number of residents require help with daily activities. At 1.9%, this is well below the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
1.9% ▲ —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Kureen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31591/kureen/topic/health-disability