32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birkdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birkdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Birkdale live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Around 32.5% of residents report a chronic health condition, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and mental health both affecting 10% of people. While 62% of residents have no long-term health issues, 11.4% are managing two or more conditions.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Birkdale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 6.8% of people who need help with daily activities is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Birkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30261/birkdale/topic/health-disability