30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Horseshoe Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Horseshoe Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Horseshoe Bay is generally healthy, with a much lower proportion of people needing help with daily activities than in most similar areas. While 30.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a large majority of the population reports having no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13.1%, while 10.0% of residents live with a mental health condition.
10.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Horseshoe Bay, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.3% of people need help with daily tasks, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national 5.8%. This need for assistance has risen slightly since 2011, when it sat at 3.0%.
4.3% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Horseshoe Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321054/horseshoe-bay/topic/health-disability