25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Benholme · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Benholme is marked by a remarkably healthy population, with no residents reporting a need for help with daily activities. Very few people here live with chronic illness compared to other parts of the state, with 60.5% of the community reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are less common here than in most areas, affecting 25.9% of people, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Mental health conditions are also well below the state average at 6.2%, with arthritis being the most reported long-term illness at 7.4%.
25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
6.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Benholme, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for assistance is much lower than in most areas. While 6% of Queenslanders need help with daily activities, that figure is 0.0% in Benholme.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Benholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30233/benholme/topic/health-disability