32.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dalrymple Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dalrymple Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term illness shapes daily life in Dalrymple Heights, where 32.6% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health challenges are particularly prominent here, affecting far more residents than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 17.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term struggles include arthritis (15.2%) and heart disease (6.5%), with 10.9% of residents managing three or more conditions.
17.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Dalrymple Heights, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily struggles are common for 6.5% of the population who need help with basic activities. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
6.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Dalrymple Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30798/dalrymple-heights/topic/health-disability