36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Victory Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Victory Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 36.2% of people in Victory Heights live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community with health challenges significantly higher than most similar areas. These issues range from mental health to chronic physical conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 12.1%, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis and asthma also affect many residents, with 11.7% and 9.3% reported respectively.
12.1%
Higher than 84% 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 Victory Heights, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher than in most areas. At 9.3%, this is well above both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
9.3% ▲ +79.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Victory Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32945/victory-heights/topic/health-disability