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South Townsville - Railway Estate · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in South Townsville - Railway Estate

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

Mental health challenges are more common in South Townsville - Railway Estate than in most other similar areas. While about 27.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the rate of mental health conditions is notably high at 11.1%.

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📍 South Townsville - Railway Estate, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where South Townsville - Railway Estate sits — People with a long-term health condition

27.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is South Townsville - Railway Estate — lower than 52% of areas.

South Townsville - Railway Estate27.9%
4810, QLD 27.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health issues are a little above the national figure of 8.8%, making it the most reported long-term health condition here. Other common conditions include arthritis at 8.5% and asthma at 7.4%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In South Townsville - Railway Estate, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 59.0% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.8% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in South Townsville - Railway Estate — Mental health leads at 23%, ahead of Arthritis (18%) and Other condition (16%).

Mental health 11.1% Arthritis 8.5% Other condition 7.6% Asthma 7.4% Heart disease 4.2% Diabetes 3.6% Cancer 2.6% Lung condition 2.3% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.2% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This proportion has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.2% ▲ +57.1%

Lower than 54% 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 South Townsville - Railway Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021488/south-townsville-railway-estate/topic/health-disability