27.7%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stafford · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Stafford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A mental health rate of 10.9% is much higher than most areas for Stafford, standing out as the most significant health challenge here. While the overall rate of long-term health issues is typical for Australia, this specific struggle is more common than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.7% of people have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 10.9%, followed by other conditions at 8.9% and asthma at 8.5%.
10.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Stafford, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 5.0% of residents who need help with daily activities is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages, though it has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30080/stafford/topic/health-disability