30.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Tennyson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 61% of people in Tennyson report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy population where the typical resident is less likely to need daily assistance than those in other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 30.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Asthma (8.8%) and arthritis (8.5%) are the most common issues, while mental health conditions are lower than most areas at 6.9%.
6.9%
Lower than 61% 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 Tennyson, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people in Tennyson need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.1% ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/health-disability