27.5%
Lower than 57% 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.
A notably low rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Preston, where only 4.9% of people report such a struggle. This is well below both the state and national figures. Overall, health outcomes in the area are mostly in line with those seen across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is slightly lower than the Queensland figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term illness at 9.0%, while 61.3% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 69%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is required by 4.3% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.3% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32363/preston/topic/health-disability