28.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kalamia Estate · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kalamia Estate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few residents in Kalamia Estate require daily help, suggesting a population with a high level of independence. Only 2.5% of people need assistance with daily activities, which is among the lowest figures for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is roughly the same as the Queensland and national figures. Arthritis is the most common condition at 11.6%, while mental health conditions are slightly less common here than across the state.
8.0%
Lower than 71% 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 Kalamia Estate, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily help has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 8.1 percentage points to just 2.5%. This is well below the 6% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
2.5% ▼ -76.3%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Kalamia Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322064/kalamia-estate/topic/health-disability