32.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pentland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pentland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people live with long-term health conditions in Pentland compared to the rest of the state. About 32.3% of residents have a long-term health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is reflected in the local need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, with 12.9% and 9.7% of people affected. Interestingly, the share of people with a mental health condition is 5.2%, which is well below both the Queensland figure of 9.6% and the national rate.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Pentland, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support is more common here than in most other areas. Around 7.3% of people need help with their daily activities, which is a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Pentland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32295/pentland/topic/health-disability