23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brinsmead · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brinsmead
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far smaller share of people in Brinsmead have long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.3% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthier than most, with 70% reporting no long-term health conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 7.0% of people, which is a little below the Queensland rate of 9.6%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Brinsmead, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for more people here than in other areas. Only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure a little below both the state and national averages.
3.6% ▲ +66.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30377/brinsmead/topic/health-disability