34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sundown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sundown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher rate of chronic illness defines Sundown, where 34.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, but those with illness often face multiple challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in most areas, with mental health and arthritis among the most reported issues. About 10.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Sundown, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.8% of residents. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and about the same as the national average.
4.8% ▲ +98.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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 Sundown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32691/sundown/topic/health-disability