36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Neranwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Neranwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 36.7% of people in Neranwood live with a long-term health condition. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile, though a small number of residents actually require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (19%) and cancer (12.7%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also well above the Queensland figure at 12.7%.
12.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Neranwood, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Neranwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32118/neranwood/topic/health-disability