27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Nathan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of mental health conditions mark the health profile of Nathan, where 11.3% of residents live with such a condition. While most people here are healthy, this figure is higher than both the Queensland and national averages. The area generally shows a lower need for daily assistance than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 11.3%, followed by asthma at 8.2% and arthritis at 6.6%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Nathan, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 6.0%.
2.9% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/health-disability