24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Paddington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Paddington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 69.4% of people in Paddington report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than the national average, with far fewer residents needing daily help than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 9.8% of the population.
9.8%
Higher than 67% 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 Paddington, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as only 2.2% of people need assistance with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
2.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
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).
More for Paddington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Paddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32250/paddington/topic/health-disability