38.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thabeban · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thabeban
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people in Thabeban live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 38.2% of residents have a lasting health condition, which is 10 percentage points above the national figure. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.7%, while 12% of people report a mental health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Over half the population has no long-term health issues, but 5.8% of residents live with three or more conditions.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Thabeban, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging here than in most areas, with 9.9% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is well above the 6% reported across Queensland.
9.9% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Thabeban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32776/thabeban/topic/health-disability