37.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates Bell from the national average in long-term health struggles. About 37.1% of residents live with a chronic condition, a figure that is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well above state and national levels, with arthritis (13.8%) and asthma (11.6%) being the most common. Mental health conditions affect 10.2% of people, which is higher than most areas.
10.2%
Higher than 70% 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 Bell, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily tasks are difficult for 6.4% of residents who need assistance, a rate that is higher than most areas but about the same as the Queensland figure.
6.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30211/bell/topic/health-disability