23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Scotchy Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Scotchy Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Scotchy Pocket report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer residents living with chronic illnesses or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here, affecting just 5.5% of people compared to 8.8% nationally.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Scotchy Pocket, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the general health of the area, 7.3% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the national figure of 5.8% and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Scotchy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32526/scotchy-pocket/topic/health-disability