27.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barron · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barron
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are far more common in Barron than in the rest of the country. While 19.1% of people report such a condition, this is well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Other health needs in the area generally align with state and national trends.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Mental health is the most reported issue at 19.1%, followed by cancer at 13.2% and asthma and diabetes at 5.9% each.
19.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Barron, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.4% of the population. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/health-disability