31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Silverwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Silverwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma and mental health are the most common long-term conditions in Silverwood, where 31% of people live with a chronic health issue. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. The area is particularly marked by a high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people living with three or more conditions.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Silverwood, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people need help with daily activities. This is roughly the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.2% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Silverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32571/silverwood/topic/health-disability