28.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gladstone · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gladstone
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gladstone compared to most similar areas. Around 28.4% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure that sits about the same as both the Queensland and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 10.5%, followed by asthma at 8.6%. This mental health rate is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term conditions, while 19.1% report having one.
10.5%
Higher than 58% 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 Gladstone, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 6.2% of people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. This is a notable increase from 2011, when the figure was 3.2%.
6.2% ▲ +95.6%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL312002/gladstone/topic/health-disability