32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hirstglen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hirstglen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Hirstglen, where 32.5% of people live with a lasting condition. This figure is well above the national rate of 27.7%, with mental health conditions being particularly common here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.7% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 8.8% national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13%, while 24.7% of people live with one condition.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Hirstglen, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.2% of people in Hirstglen need help with their daily activities, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and Australian averages.
5.2% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 Hirstglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31341/hirstglen/topic/health-disability