37.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Barlil · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Barlil
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health needs have shifted in Barlil, where 37% of people now live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While chronic illness is common, mental health conditions are notably less frequent here than in other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with heart disease affecting 13% of residents. Conversely, only 6.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Barlil, the largest group is None at 47%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (11%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Barlil need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Barlil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30162/barlil/topic/health-disability