30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stafford Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stafford Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 30% of people in Stafford Heights live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area stand out as having more chronic health issues than most similar places. Mental health conditions are particularly common here compared to other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland average. Mental health is the most reported issue at 11.0%, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Heights, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.2% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the typical figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.2% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32650/stafford-heights/topic/health-disability