29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bancroft · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bancroft
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Bancroft are generally typical for its size, though more people require daily help than in most similar areas. About 29.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 14.3% of people. While the overall health rate is average, the 6.1% of people with a mental health condition is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Bancroft, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.1% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.1% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30142/bancroft/topic/health-disability