19.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tablelands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Tablelands
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 19.2% of people in Tablelands have a long-term health condition, a figure well below the national average. This reflects a remarkably healthy population where over half of the residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which are reported by only 5.2% of people. Arthritis is the most frequent health issue at 6.7%, followed by mental health and asthma.
5.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Tablelands, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.8% of the population, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This need for assistance has risen slightly since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011400/tablelands/topic/health-disability