34.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Plainland · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Plainland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Plainland deal with long-term health struggles than in most other similar areas. Roughly 35% of residents live with a lasting health condition, which is well above the national figure of 28%. This creates a higher need for medical support across the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.1% of people. Other frequent long-term struggles include arthritis at 12.1% and asthma at 10.4%.
13.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Plainland, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is a little above the Queensland figure at 7.7%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 4% of residents required such support.
7.7% ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Plainland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321083/plainland/topic/health-disability