29.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Charters Towers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Charters Towers
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Charters Towers now need help with daily activities than in 2011. Roughly 30% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 9.4% and 9.1% of residents. While 29.9% of people have a long-term condition, mental health issues are slightly less common than in the rest of Queensland.
8.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Charters Towers, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.3% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 5.8% and has risen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
7.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011462/charters-towers/topic/health-disability