31.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Highfields · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Highfields
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Highfields need daily help compared to most similar areas. While 31.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a small number of people require significant support for their day-to-day activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in the rest of Australia, with arthritis (10.3%) and asthma (9.1%) being the most frequent. However, mental health conditions are reported by 9.0% of people, which is lower than most other areas.
9.0%
Lower than 60% 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 Highfields, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.9% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average. This is a slight improvement over ten years, as the rate fell from 6.3% in 2011.
4.9% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313007/highfields/topic/health-disability