19.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Durham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Durham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report chronic health struggles in Durham than in most other parts of the country. Only 19.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as particularly healthy compared to the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 16.1% of people. Meanwhile, no residents reported having a mental health condition, a figure well below the Queensland average of 9.6%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Durham, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is largely independent in Durham, with 0.0% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Durham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30907/durham/topic/health-disability