22.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Preston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22% of people in Preston live with a long-term health condition, which is a much lower figure than most other areas. This makes the community notably healthier than the state and national averages. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is less likely to have a health struggle, with mental health conditions affecting 6.2% of people, well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition reported at 7.3%, followed by asthma at 6.5%.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Preston, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A very small minority of the population, just 1.6%, need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% national average and the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
1.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32362/preston/topic/health-disability