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Torres Strait Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Torres Strait Islands

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Only 16.5% of people in the Torres Strait Islands have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national rate. This is a remarkably healthy area where the vast majority of residents report no chronic health issues at all.

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📍 Torres Strait Islands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Torres Strait Islands sits — People with a long-term health condition

16.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Torres Strait Islands — lower than 95% of areas.

Torres Strait Islands16.5%
4875, QLD 16.9%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are among the lowest for similar areas, with 75.1% of people reporting none. Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure at 0.8%, while diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 8.9%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Torres Strait Islands, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.

None 75.1% One condition 13.5% Two conditions 2.3% Three or more 0.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Torres Strait Islands, the largest group is Diabetes at 40%, followed by Asthma (16%) and Other condition (13%).

Diabetes 8.9% Asthma 3.6% Other condition 3.0% Heart disease 2.8% Arthritis 2.1% Mental health 0.8% Cancer 0.4% Lung condition 0.4% Stroke 0.3% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 3.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 2.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.4% ▲ +24.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011402/torres-strait-islands/topic/health-disability