30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
V Gate · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in V Gate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in V Gate involves managing long-term health needs, with 15% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is a much higher rate of need for assistance than is seen across the state or nation. These challenges are reflected in the high number of residents living with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 12.5% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 30% of residents have a long-term health condition, including arthritis, asthma, cancer, and heart disease.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 V Gate, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very common in V Gate, affecting 15% of the population. This is well above the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
15.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 V Gate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32925/v-gate/topic/health-disability