21.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gumlu · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gumlu
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 63% of residents in Gumlu report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably healthy community, as the proportion of people with a long-term health condition is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.9%, while mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population, a figure about the same as the national average.
8.1%
Lower than 51% 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 Gumlu, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.0% of the population. This is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Gumlu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31268/gumlu/topic/health-disability