35.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Teddington · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Teddington
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Teddington involves managing a health struggle, with 35.6% of people living with a long-term condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking it as an area where health challenges are much more common than in most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A high number of residents face health issues, including 12.7% with a mental health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common struggles include arthritis at 13.1% and asthma at 10.6%.
12.7%
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 Teddington, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Because of these health needs, 7.6% of people require help with daily activities. This is a little above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.6% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Teddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32763/teddington/topic/health-disability