24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Shell Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Shell Pocket
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Shell Pocket live with long-term health conditions compared to most similar areas. While chronic illness is less common here than the state average, a high proportion of residents still require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.1% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, at just 3.6%.
3.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Shell Pocket, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of chronic illness, 10.8% of residents need help with daily activities. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
10.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Shell Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32551/shell-pocket/topic/health-disability