28.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jacobs Well · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Jacobs Well
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Almost 65% of residents in Jacobs Well report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area a healthy place to live, with mental health and disability rates sitting below both state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health conditions are notably rare here at 7.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.0%
Lower than 80% 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 Jacobs Well, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the Queensland average of 6.0%.
4.2% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Jacobs Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315045/jacobs-well/topic/health-disability