31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drayton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drayton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Drayton report long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Around 31.8% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is visible across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions, affecting 11% and 10.6% of people respectively. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, with 10.3% of residents affected.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Drayton, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people in Drayton need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
5.5% ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Drayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30876/drayton/topic/health-disability