24.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
East Brisbane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in East Brisbane
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in East Brisbane, affecting 11.4% of residents. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the overall rate of long-term health issues is well below the state and national figures, with 66.7% of people reporting no conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little more than one in ten people report a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. However, the overall proportion of people with any long-term health condition is 24.9%, which is well below the Queensland average of 28.8%.
11.4%
Higher than 83% 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 East Brisbane, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.7% of people in East Brisbane need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it stood at 2.0%.
2.7% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 East Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021115/east-brisbane/topic/health-disability