28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Railway Estate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Railway Estate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Railway Estate than in most similar areas, with 11.6% of residents reporting a long-term struggle. Overall, the health profile of the area remains typical for the region, as nearly 28% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.6%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include arthritis at 8.4% and asthma at 7.9%, though 61.9% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
11.6%
Higher than 80% 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 Railway Estate, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Railway Estate need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 6.0% and about the same as the Australian figure.
4.9% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32384/railway-estate/topic/health-disability