30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Federal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Federal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower need for daily assistance defines Federal, where only 3% of people require help with everyday tasks. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While most residents are healthy, about 30% of the population lives with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most other areas, affecting 10.4% of people. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%, with arthritis and asthma also frequently reported as long-term conditions.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Federal, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, as the 3.0% who need help with daily activities is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
3.0% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Federal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31025/federal/topic/health-disability