30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drillham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drillham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Drillham, affecting 12.4% of residents. The area is sparsely populated and generally follows state and national health patterns, with 30.1% of people living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most frequent issue, followed by asthma and mental health conditions, which both affect 8.8% of the population.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Drillham, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.4% of people in Drillham. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +60.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Drillham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30878/drillham/topic/health-disability