9.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Retro · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Retro
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few residents live with chronic illness in Retro, making it one of the healthiest areas in its class. Only 9.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community where very few people require daily health support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the only long-term health condition reported here at 5.6%. No one in the area reports a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Retro, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent in Retro, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures of around 6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Retro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32420/retro/topic/health-disability