21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
O'Connell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in O'Connell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 59% of people in O'Connell report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness compared to the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health is the most common condition at 7.5%, followed by asthma at 7.3% and arthritis at 6.8%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 O'Connell, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here, as only 3.3% need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
3.3% ▲ —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 O'Connell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32203/o-connell/topic/health-disability