20.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bartle Frere · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bartle Frere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Bartle Frere compared to the rest of the state. Only 20.1% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The area has a very low rate of mental health conditions at 2.4%, well below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis (9.5%) and asthma (8.3%) are the most common, though 66.3% of all residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
2.4%
Lower than 87% 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 Bartle Frere, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.3% ▲ +92.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Bartle Frere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30178/bartle-frere/topic/health-disability