34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dunwich · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Dunwich
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Help with daily activities has become less common in Dunwich, where 7.2% of people now need support. Despite this small drop since 2011, the area faces significant health challenges, with long-term conditions affecting 34.6% of residents—a figure well above the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia. Asthma, mental health, and arthritis are the most frequent conditions, and over a third of the population lives with at least one chronic health problem.
9.7%
Lower than 52% 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 Dunwich, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.2% of residents need help with daily tasks, which is higher than most other similar areas. This is a little above the national figure, though the proportion of people needing assistance fell by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
7.2% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Dunwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321037/dunwich/topic/health-disability