21.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Robertson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness defines Robertson, where only 21.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here enjoy good health, with 71.1% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian figure of 8.8%. For those with health issues, the most common are other conditions at 7.3% and arthritis at 6.3%.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Robertson, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the overall good health of the area, 5.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
5.7% ▲ +73.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32444/robertson/topic/health-disability