20.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gumdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gumdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health struggles in Gumdale than in most similar areas. Only 20.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly rare here, affecting 5.3% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues at all, with 75.5% reporting none.
5.3%
Lower than 74% 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 Gumdale, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for support is also low, with only 3.1% of people requiring help with daily activities. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
3.1% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Gumdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31266/gumdale/topic/health-disability