22.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Osborne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Osborne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Osborne than in the rest of the state. Only 22% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This makes the area significantly healthier than most similar regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much lower here at 2.9%, compared to 9.6% across Queensland. Most people in Osborne report no long-term health issues at all, while those who do most commonly deal with arthritis (8.6%) and asthma (6.9%).
2.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Osborne, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas, with only 3.3% of people requiring assistance. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.3% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 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 Osborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32237/osborne/topic/health-disability