22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Portsmith · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Portsmith
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term health conditions than the national average marks the profile of Portsmith. While only 22.3% of residents live with a chronic illness, a surprisingly high proportion of the population requires daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with long-term health conditions are well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 9.6% of the community.
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 Portsmith, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 13.4% of residents, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size and well above the national figure of 5.8%.
13.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Portsmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32354/portsmith/topic/health-disability