22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Southern Cross
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 22.6% of people in Southern Cross have a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places across Australia. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in the rest of the state, including mental health conditions which affect only 4.5% of people. Among those with health issues, arthritis and asthma are the most frequent reports.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Southern Cross, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
4.9% ▲ +273.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32608/southern-cross/topic/health-disability