23.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Benaraby · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Benaraby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily tasks in Benaraby than they did a decade ago, with the rate falling by 6.5 percentage points since 2011. This is a healthy area where only 23.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 7.2% of people reporting a mental health condition. Among those with health problems, arthritis is the most frequent at 8.9%, while 68.1% of all residents have no long-term conditions at all.
7.2%
Lower than 78% 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 Benaraby, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates, but it has fallen significantly from 11.7% in 2011.
5.2% ▼ -55.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Benaraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321011/benaraby/topic/health-disability