25.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broughton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health struggles in Broughton than in most other parts of the country. Only 25.5% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This makes the area notably healthier than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much less common here, affecting just 4.8% of people—well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while arthritis (8.0%) and asthma (7.1%) are the most reported conditions.
4.8%
Lower than 76% 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 Broughton, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.0% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the 5.8% seen across Australia.
5.0% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30393/broughton/topic/health-disability