30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sandy Ridges · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sandy Ridges
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends have remained steady in Sandy Ridges, where 30.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here are healthy, with 55.9% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues, each affecting 12.6% of residents. About 8.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Sandy Ridges, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.5% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Sandy Ridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32515/sandy-ridges/topic/health-disability