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Broadwater · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Broadwater

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A higher than usual share of people in Broadwater live with a long-term health condition. About 31.3% of residents deal with these ongoing issues, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many people manage these conditions, others require more significant daily support.

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📍 Broadwater, State Electorate

Where Broadwater sits — People with a long-term health condition

31.3%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Broadwater — higher than 71% of areas.

Broadwater31.3%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 11.7% of people. While more residents have general health conditions than in most areas, the 7.4% with a mental health condition is a little below the national figure.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Broadwater, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 60.4% One condition 20.6% Two conditions 6.9% Three or more 3.9%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Broadwater — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Other condition (15%) and Mental health (14%).

Arthritis 11.7% Other condition 8.3% Mental health 7.4% Asthma 7.2% Heart disease 5.7% Cancer 4.7% Diabetes 4.7% Lung condition 2.6% Dementia 1.3% Stroke 1.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 6.6% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.6% ▲ +34.7%

Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.

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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30006/broadwater/topic/health-disability