33.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brendale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brendale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues defines Brendale, where 33% of people live with a lasting condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking a significant gap in community wellbeing. Mental health struggles are particularly prominent here compared to other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common than in most areas, affecting 12.9% of people. This is well above the national figure of 8.8% and helps explain why long-term health conditions generally are well above the Queensland average.
12.9%
Higher 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 Brendale, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.7% of people in Brendale need help with daily activities. This is higher than most areas, although it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.7% ▲ +80.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30367/brendale/topic/health-disability