33.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fisher · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fisher
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of long-term health issues marks Fisher compared to the rest of the country. About 33.8% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite this, very few people here report needing daily help or living with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health condition at 9.2%, and overall health issues are well above the Queensland average. Interestingly, 0% of people reported a mental health condition, which is well below the state figure of 9.6%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Fisher, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 32%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is managed well by most residents, with 0% needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Fisher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31041/fisher/topic/health-disability