31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aspley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Aspley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people in Aspley live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. Around 31.1% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. This suggests a greater need for health services within the local area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis (10%) and asthma (8.4%) being the most frequent. While 9.2% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Aspley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of Aspley residents need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it remains about the same as the Queensland figure of 6%.
6.3% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30095/aspley/topic/health-disability