Hinchinbrook · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Hinchinbrook

Name: Health & Disability in Hinchinbrook — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Hinchinbrook than in most other areas. Only 21.8% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are also much lower here than in most areas, affecting just 4.4% of people. Among those with long-term health issues, the most common are other conditions at 7.0% and asthma at 6.5%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Hinchinbrook, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.

None 71.1% One condition 15.7% Two conditions 4.0% Three or more 2.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Hinchinbrook splits fairly evenly between Other condition (19%) and Asthma (18%), with Arthritis at 17%.

Other condition 7.0% Asthma 6.5% Arthritis 6.2% Diabetes 6.0% Mental health 4.4% Heart disease 3.3% Cancer 1.7% Lung condition 0.8% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.5%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7.0% of people in Hinchinbrook need help with daily activities, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.

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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11922/hinchinbrook/topic/health-disability

Where Hinchinbrook sits — People with a long-term health condition