32.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gulliver · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gulliver
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Gulliver live with a long-term health condition compared to the state and national figures. About 32.2% of residents report a chronic health issue, which is well above the Australian average. This creates a notable health gap for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 11.7%, a figure that is much higher than most areas. Arthritis is also frequent at 10.4%, followed by asthma at 8.2% and diabetes at 6.2%.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Gulliver, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.5% of people in Gulliver need help with daily activities. This is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
7.5% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Gulliver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31263/gulliver/topic/health-disability