10.6%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boigu Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boigu Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 10.6% of people on Boigu Island report a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthiest areas at this level, with the vast majority of residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 0% of the population, well below the 8.8% national average. For those with health issues, the most common are other conditions at 5% and asthma at 4%.
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 Boigu Island, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 6% and the national rate of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30301/boigu-island/topic/health-disability