43.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Burra Burri · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Burra Burri
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health conditions in Burra Burri than in most other areas. Roughly 43.8% of residents deal with a lasting illness, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with significant health challenges despite a low need for daily physical assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 21.9%, while asthma and diabetes both affect 15.6% of people. Mental health conditions are also much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.5% of the population.
12.5%
Higher than 86% 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 Burra Burri, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (11%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in the area reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national rate of 5.8%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Burra Burri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30453/burra-burri/topic/health-disability