20.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Capella · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Capella
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Capella than in most similar areas. Only 20.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This indicates a population that is generally healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.4% of residents have a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while asthma is the most common condition reported at 6.9%.
5.4%
Lower than 88% 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 Capella, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is among the lowest for similar areas at 2.8%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and represents a sharp fall from 10.3% in 2011.
2.8% ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Capella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321028/capella/topic/health-disability