29.3%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Crestmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Crestmead
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of residents in Crestmead live with mental health conditions compared to most other areas. While about 29.3% of people have a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health issues is notably high at 10.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.7% of people. This is a little above the figures for Queensland (9.6%) and Australia (8.8%), while asthma is also frequent at 11.5%.
10.7%
Higher than 75% 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 Crestmead, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 7.2% of people, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has risen 2.6 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.2% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031314/crestmead/topic/health-disability