21.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Benair · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Benair
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Benair than in most other similar areas. Only 21.2% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population in generally good health compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported at 11.3%. Mental health conditions affect 7.3% of people, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Benair, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 4.0% of residents. This is around the middle for its level and sits a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
4.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Benair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30229/benair/topic/health-disability