40.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Halifax · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Halifax
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Halifax live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This level of ill health is much higher than in most similar areas and impacts the daily lives of many residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the Queensland rate of 28.8%. The most common issues are arthritis at 17.9% and mental health conditions at 12.6%, the latter of which is well above the Australian average.
12.6%
Higher than 83% 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 Halifax, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 11.5%. This figure is now well above the national average of 5.8%.
11.5% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322055/halifax/topic/health-disability