25.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Jensen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Jensen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health problems in Jensen than in most similar areas. Only 25.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This makes the area generally healthier than much of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 9.1%, which is about the same as the national figure. Other frequent reports include arthritis at 8% and asthma at 7.7%, though 67.1% of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Jensen, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.0% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Jensen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31437/jensen/topic/health-disability