43.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rathdowney · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rathdowney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Rathdowney than in the rest of the state. Around 43.1% of residents have a chronic health condition, which is a massive 15 percentage point gap compared to the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 19.4%, while mental health conditions affect 10.6% of people. This last figure is higher than most areas and slightly above the 8.8% seen across Australia.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Rathdowney, None is the majority at 50%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, as 9.1% of people need help with basic activities. This is well above the 6.0% reported for Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
9.1% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Rathdowney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32394/rathdowney/topic/health-disability