23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dolphin Heads · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Dolphin Heads
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23% of people in Dolphin Heads have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area significantly healthier than most similar places. Very few residents struggle with chronic illness or mental health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.1% of residents, which is well below the Queensland average of 9.6%. Most people here have no long-term health issues, while asthma and arthritis are the most common conditions reported.
6.1%
Lower than 69% 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 Dolphin Heads, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities here than across Australia, with 3.9% requiring assistance compared to the national figure of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +157.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Dolphin Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30860/dolphin-heads/topic/health-disability