30.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ellerbeck · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ellerbeck
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Ellerbeck have remained steady over the last decade, though the area now sees 7.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas. While most residents are healthy, those with long-term conditions face a mix of mental health and chronic physical issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Mental health is the most common issue affecting 9.2% of people, followed by heart disease at 8.2% and arthritis at 7.7%.
9.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Ellerbeck, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 7.7% of the population. This rate is much higher than in most other similar areas and sits a little above the Queensland average of 6.0%.
7.7% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Ellerbeck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30964/ellerbeck/topic/health-disability