16.5%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Torres Strait Island · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Torres Strait Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A very small number of people in Torres Strait Island need help with daily activities, and this has barely changed since 2011. The region stands out for having far fewer long-term health conditions than the rest of the country, with only 16.5% of residents reporting a chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 16.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen in mental health, where the 0.8% rate is well below both the state and Australian figures.
0.8%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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 Torres Strait Island, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.4% of people needing help with daily activities is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 5.8% and has risen only slightly from 2.8% in 2011.
3.4% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Torres Strait Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36960/torres-strait-island/topic/health-disability