24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Verrierdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Verrierdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much fewer people live with long-term health problems in Verrierdale compared to the rest of the state. Only 24.4% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 9.3%, followed by mental health and asthma. Most residents here are healthy, with 66.7% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
7.8%
Lower than 53% 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 Verrierdale, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.0% of people in Verrierdale need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
4.0% ▲ +112.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Verrierdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32938/verrierdale/topic/health-disability