28.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flinders · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Flinders
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very little has changed in the health profile of Flinders since 2011, with the need for daily assistance remaining steady at 4.3%. While long-term health conditions are common, the area stands out for having a much lower rate of mental health conditions than the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 4.8% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 28.0% of people live with a long-term health condition, a rate about the same as Queensland and Australia.
4.8%
Lower than 88% 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 Flinders, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures. This figure has barely changed over the last decade.
4.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33200/flinders/topic/health-disability