30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gilberton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gilberton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 30.8% of people in Gilberton live with a long-term health condition. This creates a significant health gap for the area, where mental health issues are much more common than in most other places. Despite these challenges, no one in the community reported needing daily help with basic activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect more people here than in most areas, with heart disease (19.2%) and arthritis (15.4%) being the most common. Mental health conditions are also a little above the state and national figures, affecting 11.5% of residents.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Gilberton, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (38%) and Three or more (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in Gilberton reported needing help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Gilberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31119/gilberton/topic/health-disability