56.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marshlands · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marshlands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Marshlands than in most similar areas. Over half the population, or 56.5%, report a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness contrasts with very few people reporting mental health struggles or a need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and diabetes are the most common long-term conditions here, both affecting 26.1% of residents. While many struggle with these physical ailments, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Marshlands, One condition is the majority at 60%; None is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is less of a struggle here than in other areas, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national average of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Marshlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31776/marshlands/topic/health-disability