32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Birnam · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Birnam
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Living with a long-term health condition is more common in Birnam than in most other areas, affecting 32.1% of residents. While chronic illness is more frequent here than the national figure, there is a notably lower rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 14.7%, followed by asthma at 8.3%. Overall, long-term conditions are well above the Queensland figure, though mental health conditions are well below both the state and national rates.
6.4%
Lower than 66% 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 Birnam, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here, with only 2.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
2.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Birnam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30262/birnam/topic/health-disability