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Townsville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Townsville - South

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

Nearly 60% of people in Townsville - South report having no long-term health conditions. Overall health outcomes for the area are similar to national figures, with 27.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition.

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📍 Townsville - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

27.6%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Townsville - South — lower than 53% of areas.

Townsville - South27.6%
4816, QLD 26.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 9.5%, followed by mental health at 8.7%. This last figure is about the same as the national average of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Townsville - South, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 59.4% One condition 18.3% Two conditions 6.1% Three or more 3.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Townsville - South splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (20%) and Mental health (18%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 9.5% Mental health 8.7% Other condition 6.9% Asthma 6.6% Heart disease 4.6% Diabetes 4.3% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.3% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 4.9% of residents, which is lower than most other areas. This figure has risen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.9% ▲ +30.6%

Lower than 60% 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 Townsville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021489/townsville-south/topic/health-disability