45.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents in Donnybrook live with a long-term health condition. This rate of 45.5% is among the highest for similar areas and is far above the national figure of 27.7%. These figures highlight a community facing significant health challenges.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.0% of the population, which is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 17.0%, followed by mental health, other conditions, asthma and heart disease.
45.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
14.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Donnybrook, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 27%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily activities are a struggle for 10.4% of people here, a figure that is well above the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
10.4% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30862/donnybrook/topic/health-disability