18.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dysart · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dysart
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18.6% of people in Dysart report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the Queensland average. This makes the area one of the healthiest at its level. Most residents live without any long-term health issues, contributing to a very low need for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much lower than most areas, with only 6.1% of people reporting a mental health condition. Asthma is the most common reported condition at 7.9%, while 57.7% of the population has no long-term health conditions at all.
6.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre 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 Dysart, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.6% of residents need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas, although it has risen slightly since 2011.
2.6% ▲ +62.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Dysart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315031/dysart/topic/health-disability