29.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Inverness · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Inverness
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Inverness, affecting 9.6% of residents. While most people here are healthy, about 29.1% of the population live with some form of long-term health condition. This is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported condition at 9.6%, which is higher than most similar areas, followed by arthritis at 9.1%. Overall, 63.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
9.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Inverness, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Inverness need help with their daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national figure of 5.8%.
3.5% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/health-disability