29.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fletcher
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 10% of people in Fletcher need help with daily activities, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While many residents manage without any long-term health issues, those who do face them often deal with arthritis or diabetes.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.7% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure slightly above the national rate. Notably, only 4.7% report a mental health condition, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
4.7%
Lower than 76% 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 Fletcher, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for daily assistance is high here, with 10.2% of people requiring help. This is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
10.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/health-disability