32.5%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Oodgeroo · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Oodgeroo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness marks Oodgeroo, where 32.5% of people live with a lasting health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While most residents are healthy, the area faces more chronic health challenges than most similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis being the most reported at 11.1%. Mental health conditions affect 9.2% of people, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.2%
Higher than 54% 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 Oodgeroo, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas. This need has fallen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 7.5%.
6.7% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/health-disability