43.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ellesmere · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ellesmere
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Ellesmere compared to the rest of the state. About 43.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is 14 percentage points above the Queensland figure. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 17.1%, followed by arthritis at 16.5% and asthma at 12.9%. These figures are well above the national average, with 7.2% of residents living with three or more health conditions.
17.1%
Higher than 97% 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 Ellesmere, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more challenging for residents here than in most other areas. Around 10.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Ellesmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30965/ellesmere/topic/health-disability