33.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Flaxton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Flaxton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people in Flaxton live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the country. About 33.5% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a greater need for health support within the local area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.4%, while 8.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents have no long-term health issues, but 4.3% deal with three or more conditions.
8.2%
Higher than 50% 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 Flaxton, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.0% of people in Flaxton need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
6.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Flaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31050/flaxton/topic/health-disability