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Kingaroy Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Kingaroy Surrounds - North

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

Over a third of people in Kingaroy Surrounds - North live with a long-term health condition. This is much higher than most similar areas, with 35.4% of residents affected. The community faces significant health challenges, with rates of chronic illness and disability well above state and national figures.

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📍 Kingaroy Surrounds - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kingaroy Surrounds - North sits — People with a long-term health condition

35.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingaroy Surrounds - North — higher than 88% of areas.

Kingaroy Surrounds - North35.4%
4613, QLD 36.9%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Chronic illness is common here, with arthritis (12.6%) and mental health conditions (10.2%) being the most reported. These rates are well above the national figure, and more than 10% of residents live with a mental health condition.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kingaroy Surrounds - North, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.

None 52.6% One condition 20.9% Two conditions 8.7% Three or more 5.7%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Kingaroy Surrounds - North splits fairly evenly between Arthritis (19%) and Mental health (15%), with Other condition at 15%.

Arthritis 12.6% Mental health 10.2% Other condition 10.1% Asthma 9.9% Diabetes 7.4% Heart disease 6.6% Lung condition 3.8% Cancer 3.6% Stroke 1.8% Dementia 1.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is difficult for 9.5% of people who need help with basic activities. This is among the highest rates for this type of area and is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. The need for help has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

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9.5% ▲ +24.9%

Higher than 94% 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 Kingaroy Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021506/kingaroy-surrounds-north/topic/health-disability