29.8%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Keppel · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Keppel
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark the profile of Keppel. About 29.8% of residents live with a long-term 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 health issue here, affecting 10% of people, while 9.2% have a mental health condition. This last figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
9.2%
Higher than 53% of state electorate 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 Keppel, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.1% of people in Keppel need help with daily activities, a rate that is higher than most similar areas. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 5.6%.
6.1% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Keppel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30041/keppel/topic/health-disability