35.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Emu Park · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Emu Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Emu Park now need help with daily tasks than a decade ago, with 7.7% of residents requiring assistance. Health challenges are more common here than in most other areas, with over a third of the population living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 35% of residents, which is well above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes 13.6% of people with arthritis and 11.2% with mental health conditions, the latter being a little above the national rate of 8.8%.
11.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre 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 Emu Park, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 7.7%. This is a little above the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% typical for Australia.
7.7% ▲ +142.0%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315032/emu-park/topic/health-disability