25.2%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clayfield · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Clayfield
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Clayfield live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of Queensland. While 25.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is well below the state average. However, mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 9.9% of residents, which is a little above the national figure. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by asthma at 7.8%.
9.9%
Higher than 66% 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 Clayfield, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Clayfield need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This rate has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 4.3%.
3.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/health-disability