21.1%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Stretton · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Stretton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Stretton compared to most other areas. Only 21.1% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 5.4% of residents, a figure well below the national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while the most common conditions include asthma and arthritis.
5.4%
Lower than 88% 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 Stretton, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities account for 5.2% of the population. While this is lower than in most areas, the figure has risen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.2% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30081/stretton/topic/health-disability