21.6%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunnybank · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Sunnybank
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness than most similar areas define Sunnybank, where only 21.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%. The area shows a strong trend of overall wellness, particularly regarding mental health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.9% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, while the most common reported conditions are other specified illnesses and asthma.
5.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Sunnybank, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is an increase of 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30306/sunnybank/topic/health-disability