20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Sunset · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Sunset
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 20% of people in Sunset report a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a notably healthy population compared to both the state and national figures. Most residents live without any long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 7.1%, while 5.6% of people have a mental health condition. Both these figures are well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
5.6%
Lower 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 Sunset, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 3% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 6% seen across Queensland.
3.0% ▲ +94.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Sunset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32698/sunset/topic/health-disability