17.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burke · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Burke
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 60% of people in Burke report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably healthy profile for the region, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 17.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 3.3%, well below the national figure of 8.8%.
3.3%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) 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 Burke, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.1% of people need help with daily activities, which is much lower than most areas. However, this figure has risen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
3.1% ▲ +126.0%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/health-disability