36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stanthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Stanthorpe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Stanthorpe live with a long-term health condition, making it a place where health challenges are much more common than in most other areas. This high level of illness is reflected in the fact that nearly 10% of residents need help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.7% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 14.8%, while mental health conditions affect 10.6% of the population, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Stanthorpe, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for 9.6% of residents who need help with regular activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia and the 6.0% for Queensland.
9.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32655/stanthorpe/topic/health-disability