27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Storm King · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people than usual report health struggles in Storm King compared to other similar areas. Only 2.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This trend is echoed in the mental health stats, where the community is much healthier than most places.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 27.4% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure. Notably, only 4.7% of people have a mental health condition, a rate well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
27.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
4.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Storm King, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 16%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily assistance is lower than most areas at 2.8%. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and well below the Queensland figure.
2.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Storm King [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32674/storm-king/topic/health-disability