26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bridges · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bridges
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of residents in Bridges live with mental health conditions compared to most similar areas. While 10.2% of the population reports a mental health condition, the overall rate of long-term health issues is a little below the Queensland average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Mental health is the most common issue at 10.2%, followed by other conditions at 9.2% and asthma at 8.1%.
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 Bridges, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.4% of residents. This figure is about the same as the rates seen across both Queensland and Australia.
5.4% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Bridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30370/bridges/topic/health-disability