28.5%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flynn · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Flynn
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Flynn is shaped by health patterns that mirror the wider community, with 28.5% of people living with a long-term health condition. This rate is about the same as the Queensland and national figures, reflecting a typical health profile for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, with arthritis (9.4%) and mental health issues (9.1%) being the most common. Most people here report no long-term conditions, while 18.6% live with one.
9.1%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate 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 Flynn, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.9% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. This need has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED311/flynn/topic/health-disability