31.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Summit · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Summit
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in The Summit, affecting 12.4% of the population. This area faces more health challenges than most similar places, with about 31.2% of residents living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.2% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of residents, a rate that is about the same as both Queensland and Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 The Summit, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for some residents here than in most other areas, with 6.9% needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.9% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 The Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32805/the-summit/topic/health-disability