33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Runaway Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Runaway Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Runaway Bay, where 13.2% of people live with the condition. More people here have a long-term health problem than in most other areas, with 33.8% of residents affected. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, though 58.7% of people have none. While mental health conditions affect 7.8% of residents, this is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Queensland average.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Runaway Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for residents here than in most areas, with 7.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.6% ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32490/runaway-bay/topic/health-disability