28.5%
Higher than 60% of capital city areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Greater Brisbane · Capital City
Health & Disability in Greater Brisbane
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.5% of people in Greater Brisbane live with a long-term health condition. This rate is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents are healthy, with 64% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.1%, which is a little above the national figure. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 8.9% and arthritis at 8.0%.
10.1%
Higher than 59% of capital city 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 Greater Brisbane, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities rose to 5.7% since 2016. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.7% —
Higher than 61% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Greater Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3GBRI/greater-brisbane/topic/health-disability