30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ayr · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ayr
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher need for daily support defines the health landscape in Ayr, where 7% of people require assistance with everyday tasks. This is much higher than most similar areas. While most residents are healthy, about 30% live with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.1%, while 8.1% of residents live with a mental health condition.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Ayr, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Seven per cent of people in Ayr need some help with daily activities. This is a little above both the Queensland figure of 6% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30110/ayr/topic/health-disability