28.0%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brisbane · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Brisbane
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living in Brisbane usually means enjoying good health, with 64.8% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. The area is much healthier than most similar places, with a long-term health rate of 28% that sits right around the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 10.1% of people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Other common issues include asthma at 8.8% and arthritis at 7.6%.
10.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre 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 Brisbane, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Brisbane need some help with their daily activities. This is around the middle for its level, though the figure has risen by 1.5 points since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL301001/brisbane/topic/health-disability