28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmyra
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Palmyra report a mental health condition compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.2% of residents have such a condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, health and disability levels in the area generally align with state and national patterns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure nearly identical to the Queensland average. Asthma is the most common ailment at 10%, while 61.2% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
5.2%
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 Palmyra, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with 4.4% of people needing assistance with daily activities. This is a little below the 6% seen across Queensland.
4.4% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32266/palmyra/topic/health-disability