24.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Ascot
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 67.8% of people in Ascot report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness than the state or national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health and asthma are the most common issues, affecting 7.8% and 7.7% of people respectively.
7.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Ascot, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much lower here than in most areas, at just 3.1%. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and remains a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
3.1% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031121/ascot/topic/health-disability