42.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Point Vernon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Point Vernon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Point Vernon, affecting 16.3% of residents. This area has a very high rate of chronic illness, with 42.1% of people living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia. Mental health conditions are also well above the national figure at 13.8%, and over half the population reports having no long-term health issues.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Point Vernon, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is among the highest at this level for Point Vernon. At 10.8%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32344/point-vernon/topic/health-disability