26.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Electra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Electra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Electra have remained steady over the last decade, with 26.2% of people living with a long-term health condition. While this is lower than the national figure, asthma is the most common issue affecting 13.6% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little more than one in ten people here have a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas and the national figure of 8.8%. However, the overall rate of long-term health issues is a little below both the state and national averages.
10.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Electra, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of residents need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
4.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Electra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30957/electra/topic/health-disability