24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bluff · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bluff
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few residents in Bluff report needing help with daily tasks, as the area has a much lower rate of long-term health issues than most other regions. Only 24.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 60.5% of residents reporting none. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 9.0%, while mental health conditions affect 6.8% of people, which is a little below the national figure.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Bluff, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is very rare in Bluff, affecting only 0.9% of people. This is well below the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national figure.
0.9% ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30294/bluff/topic/health-disability