25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fitzgibbon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fitzgibbon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Fitzgibbon compared to the rest of Queensland. Only 25.7% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well below the state figure of 28.8%. This makes the area healthier than most similar places, despite a slightly higher rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health is generally good, 9.1% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than in most areas. Mental health is the most common long-term condition reported, followed by asthma at 8.0% and arthritis at 7.1%.
9.1%
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 Fitzgibbon, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
5.2% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31045/fitzgibbon/topic/health-disability