28.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
St George · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in St George
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than half of residents in St George report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy community where fewer people struggle with mental health compared to most other areas, and the need for daily assistance is lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is similar to the state and national figures. Mental health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, affecting 7.3% of residents.
7.3%
Lower than 77% 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 St George, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, a figure a little below the Queensland average. However, this has risen since 2011, when only 2.3% of the population required such support.
4.9% ▲ +117.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 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 St George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315089/st-george/topic/health-disability