23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Redwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Redwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Redwood than in other parts of the state. Only 23.3% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This makes the area significantly healthier than most similar Australian communities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much lower than most areas, with 73.6% of people reporting none at all. For those who do have a condition, arthritis is the most common at 10.7%, followed by mental health conditions at 6.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
6.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Redwood, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.7% of people in Redwood need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7% ▼ -62.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Redwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32413/redwood/topic/health-disability