23.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Drillham South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Drillham South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Drillham South than in most other areas. Only 23.3% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area notably healthier in terms of chronic illness compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term issue at 8.2%, which is about the same as the Australian average. Most residents are healthy, with 72.6% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher than 51% 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 South, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 8.2% of people in Drillham South need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Queensland figure and much higher than most similar areas.
8.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30879/drillham-south/topic/health-disability