29.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Veteran · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Veteran
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly the same as most similar areas, health in Veteran is marked by a moderate level of chronic illness. Around 29.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 12.7% of people. While 8.3% of the population has a mental health condition, this is a little below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Veteran, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people here need help with daily activities compared to most similar areas. This affects 7.0% of residents, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Veteran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32939/veteran/topic/health-disability