25.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boyne Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Boyne Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 65% of people in Boyne Island have no long-term health conditions, making it a healthier place than most similar areas. Only 25% of residents live with a long-term health issue, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This trend suggests a community with a relatively low burden of chronic illness.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 8.4%, followed by arthritis at 7.7% and asthma at 6.8%. Overall, the rate of long-term health conditions is a little below the national figure of 27.7%.
8.4%
Higher than 53% 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 Boyne Island, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few residents require help with daily activities, at 4.5%. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
4.5% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Boyne Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30346/boyne-island/topic/health-disability