10.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people in Palmer report living with health problems, a trend that has remained stable over the last decade. Only 10.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are rare here, with 10.9% of people reporting a condition compared to 28.8% across Queensland. Heart disease is the most common issue at 6.5%, while 0.0% of residents report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Palmer, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is largely independent in Palmer, where 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across 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.
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 Palmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32261/palmer/topic/health-disability