32.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Riverleigh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Riverleigh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than three in ten people in Riverleigh live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure, with arthritis and mental health being the most common challenges for the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Queensland rate of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most frequent, affecting 13.7% of the population, followed by mental health conditions at 9.5%.
9.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Riverleigh, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Surprisingly, no one in Riverleigh reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
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 Riverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32439/riverleigh/topic/health-disability