22.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bentley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Bentley Park
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bentley Park than in most other areas. Only 22.6% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident is healthy, with 67.5% reporting no long-term conditions at all. Mental health is the most common issue at 7.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%, while 7.3% of people have asthma.
7.7%
Lower than 65% 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 Bentley Park, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people in Bentley Park need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +75.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/topic/health-disability