28.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Roma · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Roma
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Roma need help with daily activities, which is lower than most similar areas. Most residents are in good health, with over half reporting no long-term conditions. This means the community generally requires less daily assistance than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Asthma is the most common issue at 10.8%, followed by mental health conditions affecting 8.5% of residents.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Roma, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.7% of people needing help with daily tasks is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
3.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32464/roma/topic/health-disability