33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pelican Waters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pelican Waters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More residents in Pelican Waters now report long-term health issues than in previous years. Roughly one in three people live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many of these residents manage long-term illness, the area has a lower rate of mental health conditions than most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.8% of people here have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the Queensland average of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13.6%, though 59.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Pelican Waters, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Pelican Waters need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Pelican Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32294/pelican-waters/topic/health-disability