40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gungaloon · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 40.7% of people in Gungaloon live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area. Most residents reported either no long-term health issues or just one.
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 18.5% of people. Mental health conditions are also well above the national and state figures, at 14.8%.
40.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
14.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Gungaloon, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 40%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Gungaloon reports needing help with daily activities. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Gungaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31271/gungaloon/topic/health-disability