29.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stafford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stafford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges have become a more prominent part of the health landscape in Stafford. About 12.6% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, nearly 30% of the community manages a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 12.6%, followed by asthma at 9.7%. While most people have no long-term health issues, about 29.5% do, which is slightly above the Australian average.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Stafford, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.6% of people in Stafford need some help with their daily activities. This is a higher rate than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
5.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32649/stafford/topic/health-disability