CensusAtlas

Birnam · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Birnam

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health problems in Birnam than in most similar areas. While 27% of residents report a chronic condition, the area is notably healthier than average when it comes to daily disability.

Open map →
📍 Birnam, Suburb / Locality

Where Birnam sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birnam — lower than 59% of areas.

Birnam27.0%
4352, QLD 28.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 9.5% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma and heart disease, both at 6.3%.

Number of long-term health conditions

View on map →

In Birnam, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 74.6% One condition 23.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

View on map →

In Birnam, the largest group is Mental health at 25%, followed by Asthma (17%) and Heart disease (17%).

Mental health 9.5% Asthma 6.3% Heart disease 6.3% Other condition 6.3% Cancer 4.8% Lung condition 4.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

No one in Birnam reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6% and the national figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

View on map →

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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).

More for Birnam

Full area profile →

Cite this page

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/SAL30263/birnam/topic/health-disability