23.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Samsonvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer than a quarter of people in Samsonvale live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a generally healthy population where most residents report no chronic health issues. Overall, the area sees lower rates of both long-term illness and disability than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure well below both Queensland and Australia. Mental health is the most common condition at 9.1%, while 65.9% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Samsonvale, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most areas. At 3.4%, this is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.4% ▲ +373.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/health-disability