27.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Park Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Park Ridge
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in most areas of Park Ridge report a mental health condition. While 27.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the national figure. Most people here are healthy, with 62.3% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of people, which is higher than most areas. Asthma (9.7%) and arthritis (8.7%) are the most common long-term health issues reported by residents.
9.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Park Ridge, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.5% of people in Park Ridge. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.5% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Park Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32271/park-ridge/topic/health-disability