30.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sarina · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Sarina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little more than 30% of people in Sarina live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly higher than the state and national figures. This health profile reflects a community where over a third of residents are managing ongoing medical issues. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common conditions reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health (10.4%), arthritis (10.0%), and asthma (9.7%) are the most frequent conditions, while 54.9% of people report having no long-term health issues.
10.4%
Higher than 58% 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 Sarina, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.5% of the population, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages. This is a notable improvement over the last decade, as the proportion of people needing help fell by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
6.5% ▼ -45.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315088/sarina/topic/health-disability