12.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barkly · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barkly
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report chronic illness in Barkly than in other parts of the country. Only 12% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with very few ongoing health struggles compared to the typical Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 84% reporting no long-term health issues. This is reflected in the mental health rate, which is 0% and well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Barkly, None is the majority at 88%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life in Barkly involves very little reliance on support services, as 0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below both the state and national rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30161/barkly/topic/health-disability