21.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Richmond
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health issues in Richmond than in most similar areas. Only 21.6% of the population has a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with mental health conditions are much less common here at 4.5%, a figure well below the national average. The most frequent long-term health issues are asthma at 8.1% and arthritis at 5.0%.
4.5%
Lower than 77% 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 Richmond, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common in Richmond than in most areas, with only 2.9% of people requiring support. This is well below the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
2.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32425/richmond/topic/health-disability