25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sherwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Sherwood than in most similar areas. Only 25.9% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. While overall health is strong, mental health conditions are more common here than in many other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 9.3%, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. Other common issues include asthma at 8.1% and arthritis at 6.7%.
9.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Sherwood, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is required by 4.1% of residents, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
4.1% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32554/sherwood/topic/health-disability