27.5%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gladstone · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Gladstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for daily support marks the recent health trend in Gladstone, where the proportion of people requiring help with activities rose by 1.8 percentage points since 2016. Overall, the area's health profile is quite typical for the region, with 27.5% of residents living with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health is the most common issue affecting 9.6% of people, followed by arthritis at 8.5% and asthma at 8.0%.
9.6%
Higher than 57% 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 Gladstone, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.8% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia, though the local rate has risen since 2016.
5.8% —
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30805/gladstone/topic/health-disability