23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
The Gums · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in The Gums
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23% of people in The Gums have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes it a remarkably healthy community compared to the rest of the country. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 2.4% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term conditions in the area include asthma at 7.9% and arthritis at 6.1%.
2.4%
Lower than 86% 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 The Gums, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.5% of people need some help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland average.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 The Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32793/the-gums/topic/health-disability