34.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ascot
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Astcot sees a high number of long-term health issues, with 34.9% of people living with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 12.3%, followed by mental health at 11.3%. This last figure is a little above the Australian average of 8.8%, while over half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
11.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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 59%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, only 3.8% of people in Ascot need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
3.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30090/ascot/topic/health-disability