29.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stafford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Stafford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Stafford, where 12.6% of people live with such a condition. This is well above the national figure of 8.8% and among the highest for similar areas. Overall, about 29.4% of the population reports a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 12.6%, followed by asthma at 9.7% and arthritis at 7.3%. While 62.5% of people have no long-term health conditions, 20.3% of residents live with one.
12.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Stafford, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Stafford need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This rate has risen by 0.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021032/stafford/topic/health-disability