26.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sumner · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sumner
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people report long-term health problems in Sumner compared to most similar areas. While overall health is better than the state and national figures, a higher share of residents live with mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of the population.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Sumner, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
4.8% ▲ +116.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Sumner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32689/sumner/topic/health-disability