21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parkside · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parkside
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Parkside compared to the rest of the state. Only 21.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also less common here, affecting 6.9% of people, which is a little below the national figure. Asthma (7.0%) and arthritis (5.9%) are the most reported long-term conditions, while 68.2% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Parkside, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small minority of residents require help with daily activities. At 2.9%, this is well below the Queensland rate of 6.0% and a little below the national figure.
2.9% ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Parkside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32277/parkside/topic/health-disability