34.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Berserker · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Berserker
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark the health profile of Berserker. About 34.2% of people live with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high level of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need help with daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.4% of people, which is well above the Australian average of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include arthritis at 11.4% and asthma at 11.2%.
12.4%
Higher than 85% 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 Berserker, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.4% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
8.4% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Berserker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30241/berserker/topic/health-disability