39.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Grantham · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Grantham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition in Grantham, where nearly 40% of people live with a chronic illness. This is far above the national figure and is one of the highest rates among similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 39.6% of the population, which is far above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.4% of residents.
11.4%
Higher than 70% 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 Grantham, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Nearly 9% of people in Grantham need help with daily activities, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Grantham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322052/grantham/topic/health-disability