27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Billa Billa · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Low rates of mental health issues and disability define the health profile of Billa Billa. While about 27.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other parts of the country.
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 2.7% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, asthma (10.8%) and arthritis (9.9%) are the most common, though 69.4% of residents have no long-term conditions at all.
27.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
2.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Billa Billa, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, with only 2.7% of people needing help with core activities. This is well below the Queensland rate of 6.0% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.7% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Billa Billa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30251/billa-billa/topic/health-disability