27.8%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Agnes Water · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Agnes Water
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing need for daily support is the main shift for Agnes Water, where the share of people requiring assistance has risen to 4.1%. While this is much lower than most similar areas, it represents a steady increase since 2011. Overall, the area remains healthy, with a long-term condition rate of 27.8% that is about the same as the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most similar areas. Arthritis is the most reported issue at 10%, followed by mental health at 9.2% and asthma at 6.2%, though more than half of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.2%
Lower 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 Agnes Water, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.1% of people in Agnes Water need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas, even though the figure has risen from 2.7% in 2011.
4.1% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Agnes Water [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315001/agnes-water/topic/health-disability