28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Opalton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Opalton is marked by a very low reported need for health support, with no residents needing help with daily activities. While 28.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, the area reports far fewer mental health struggles than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is the same as the Queensland average. Cancer is the most common issue at 10.2%, while mental health conditions are reported at 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
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 Opalton, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 39%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Opalton reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6.0% of people who need such support across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/health-disability