28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gaythorne · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gaythorne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health and disability patterns in Gaythorne have remained relatively stable since 2011, though mental health challenges stand out. While most residents report no long-term health issues, 14.3% of the population lives with a mental health condition, which is well above the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.3% of people—well above the 8.8% Australian average. Other common long-term conditions include asthma at 8.7% and arthritis at 6.1%.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Gaythorne, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.2% of people in Gaythorne need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.2% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Gaythorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31107/gaythorne/topic/health-disability