42.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Urraween · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Urraween
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Urraween than in the rest of the state. About 42.7% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 14 percentage points above the Queensland figure. This health burden is mirrored in the high number of people who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18.9%, while 11.8% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure. Almost half of the population reports no long-term health issues, but 8.1% of people deal with three or more conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Urraween, None is the majority at 54%; 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 12.3% of people needing help with their usual activities. This is well above the 6.0% figure for Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
12.3% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Urraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32923/urraween/topic/health-disability