28.7%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aspley · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Aspley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.7% of people in Aspley live with a long-term health condition. This is a common experience for the area, mirroring figures seen across both Queensland and the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, each affecting 8.6% of residents. The proportion of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Queensland figure.
8.6%
Lower than 56% of state electorate 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 Aspley, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.9% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. This number has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Aspley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30002/aspley/topic/health-disability