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Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)

Health & Disability in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham

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

A slightly higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham than across the country. About 29.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While mental health reports are lower than average, more people here require daily assistance compared to most other areas.

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📍 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham sits — People with a long-term health condition

29.6%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham — higher than 61% of areas.

Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham29.6%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 10.7%, while 7.6% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Most residents report no long-term conditions, though 4.2% deal with three or more.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 58.0% One condition 18.7% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 4.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham — Arthritis leads at 20%, ahead of Mental health (14%) and Asthma (14%).

Arthritis 10.7% Mental health 7.6% Asthma 7.2% Other condition 6.7% Diabetes 6.2% Heart disease 5.8% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.4% Dementia 1.2% Stroke 1.1%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 6.8% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas. This need for assistance has rose 1.0 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little above the Australian average.

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6.8% ▲ +17.1%

Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/health-disability