21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Stone · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 68% of people in Upper Stone report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with very few residents requiring regular help or medical support.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Mental health conditions are also much less common here than in most areas, affecting just 3.6% of the population.
21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
3.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Upper Stone, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. At 2.7%, this is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Upper Stone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32917/upper-stone/topic/health-disability