26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Parkwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Parkwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability profiles in Parkwood have remained steady over the last decade, with most residents reporting good health. About 65.5% of people here live without any long-term health conditions, and the overall rate of chronic illness is slightly lower than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Roughly 26.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most similar areas. Asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, affecting 7.9% and 7.8% of people respectively, while mental health conditions are a little below the national rate at 7.5%.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Parkwood, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of residents need help with daily activities. At 5.5%, this figure is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
5.5% ▲ +111.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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 Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32278/parkwood/topic/health-disability