44.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Antigua · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Antigua
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Antigua, where 17.5% of residents live with such a condition. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where a very high 44.4% of people report living with some kind of long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in the rest of Queensland and Australia. Mental health (17.5%) and arthritis (16.7%) are the most reported issues, and about 12% of people manage three or more conditions at once.
17.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Antigua, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many residents, as 11.9% need help with basic activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8% and the Queensland rate of 6%.
11.9% ▲ +174.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Antigua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30067/antigua/topic/health-disability