24.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bridgeman Downs · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bridgeman Downs
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Bridgeman Downs compared to the rest of the state. Only 24.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.3% of residents, a figure well below the Queensland average of 9.6%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 70.5% of the population reporting none.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Bridgeman Downs, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is lower than in most areas. Only 3.7% of people require this assistance, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Bridgeman Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30369/bridgeman-downs/topic/health-disability