23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birkalla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birkalla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Birkalla than the state average. Only 23.1% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the 28.8% figure for Queensland. This makes the area significantly healthier than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.8% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Among those with long-term conditions, arthritis is the most common at 9.6%, while 65.4% of the population has no long-term health issues at all.
5.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Birkalla, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.1% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +92.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Birkalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30260/birkalla/topic/health-disability