25.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brisbane · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Brisbane
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 68% of people in Brisbane report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the city healthier than most similar areas, with far fewer residents struggling with chronic illness than the state and national figures suggest.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 25.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health is the most common issue affecting 9.1% of residents, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
9.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) 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 Brisbane, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.6%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This need has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/topic/health-disability