41.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Svensson Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Svensson Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Svensson Heights than in the rest of the country. About 41.2% of residents have a chronic condition, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This high level of ill health is seen across both physical and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.8%, followed by mental health issues at 14.2%. This mental health rate is well above the 8.8% national figure, while over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
14.2%
Higher than 90% 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 Svensson Heights, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of residents need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state. At 13.1%, this is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
13.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Svensson Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32705/svensson-heights/topic/health-disability