17.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Te Kowai · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Te Kowai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 17.2% of people live with a long-term health condition in Te Kowai, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a remarkably healthy population where the vast majority of residents report no ongoing health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 3.5% of residents, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 6.6% of the population.
3.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Te Kowai, None is the majority at 81%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 3.5% of people, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +93.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Te Kowai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32762/te-kowai/topic/health-disability