24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Upper Flagstone · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Upper Flagstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Upper Flagstone compared to the rest of the state. Only 24.1% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the board.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 5.8% of people, a rate well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions are arthritis at 8.4% and asthma at 6.8%.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Upper Flagstone, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.7% of residents. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and sits around the middle for similar areas.
4.7% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Upper Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32907/upper-flagstone/topic/health-disability