40.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sugarloaf · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sugarloaf
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Sugarloaf than in most similar areas. Around 40% of residents have a long-term condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is a defining feature of the local community's health profile.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 17.3% of people, while 10.5% live with a mental health condition. This mental health rate is higher than most areas, and about 12% of residents deal with two or more long-term health problems.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Sugarloaf, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high number of health conditions, the 4.9% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the Queensland figure.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 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 Sugarloaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32685/sugarloaf/topic/health-disability