32.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bloomsbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bloomsbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Bloomsbury, where 11.3% of people live with the condition. This area faces higher health challenges than most, with a typical resident more likely to have a long-term health condition than those across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While asthma and diabetes are common, 8.3% of residents have a mental health condition, a rate that is about the same as the Australian average.
8.3%
Higher than 52% 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 Bloomsbury, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.0% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
8.0% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Bloomsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30289/bloomsbury/topic/health-disability