25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Silky Oak · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Silky Oak
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with long-term health issues in Silky Oak than in most similar areas. Only 25.3% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are notably less common here at 6.2%, a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most frequent at 10.1%, while 69.1% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
6.2%
Lower than 68% 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 Silky Oak, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 3.9%, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
3.9% ▲ +194.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Silky Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32562/silky-oak/topic/health-disability