12.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gilbert River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gilbert River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people report health struggles in Gilbert River, with long-term conditions remaining rare. Only 12.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. This reflects a population with a remarkably low rate of chronic illness and disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with arthritis being the most common at 9.4%. Mental health conditions are much lower than most areas, reported by 0% of residents compared to 8.8% nationally.
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 Gilbert River, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is rarely a struggle here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 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 Gilbert River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31118/gilbert-river/topic/health-disability