28.7%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Herbert · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Herbert
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Managing long-term health is a common part of life in Herbert, where 28.7% of people live with a lasting health condition. While this is about the same as the Queensland and national figures, mental health conditions are much more common here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 10.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Other common long-term health issues in the area include arthritis at 8.7%, asthma at 8.2%, and diabetes at 4.7%.
10.5%
Higher than 74% 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 Herbert, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.0% of people in Herbert need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is an increase of 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED315/herbert/topic/health-disability