31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grandchester · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Grandchester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Grandchester, affecting 12% of residents. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, health challenges are more frequent here than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian average of 27.7%. Mental health (12%), arthritis (10.1%) and asthma (9.9%) are the most reported issues, and 4.1% of residents manage three or more conditions.
12.0%
Higher than 83% 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 Grandchester, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.7% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland (6.0%) and Australia (5.8%).
4.7% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Grandchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31224/grandchester/topic/health-disability