29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Obum Obum · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Obum Obum
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 29.5% of people in Obum Obum live with a long-term health condition. This rate is slightly higher than the national figure. The area is notably characterized by a higher proportion of people with mental health conditions compared to most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.1% of residents, which is a higher rate than most areas. Overall, 29.5% of the population report a long-term health issue, with the most common being other conditions (11.6%) and arthritis (10.9%).
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Obum Obum, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.7% of people. This is a little below both the Queensland and national figures.
4.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Obum Obum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32217/obum-obum/topic/health-disability