29.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Peachester · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Peachester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in ten people in Peachester live with a mental health condition, which is higher than in most similar areas. Overall, about 29.4% of residents have a long-term health condition. This is roughly the same as the Queensland average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 12% of residents. While 10.9% of people report a mental health condition, the majority of the population—62.4%—report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.9%
Higher than 63% 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 Peachester, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.1% of people, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national and state averages, although it has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Peachester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321081/peachester/topic/health-disability