28.7%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Gap - Enoggera · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in The Gap - Enoggera
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 10% of people in The Gap - Enoggera report a mental health condition, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a striking figure, the overall rate of long-term health conditions is 28.7%, putting the area around the middle of the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.9%, followed by other conditions (9.5%) and asthma (8.5%). Most residents report no long-term health issues, while 19.9% live with one condition.
10.9%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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 The Gap - Enoggera, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This need has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 The Gap - Enoggera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30404/the-gap-enoggera/topic/health-disability