25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Victoria Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Victoria Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of disability and chronic illness marks Victoria Plains compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 5.9% of people, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 9.6%. Among those with long-term health issues, asthma is the most common at 8.9%, followed by arthritis at 7.7%.
5.9%
Lower than 71% 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 Victoria Plains, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 1.8% of people needing assistance. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
1.8% ▲ +67.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Victoria Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32941/victoria-plains/topic/health-disability