25.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chillagoe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chillagoe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Chillagoe have remained steady since 2011, with a smaller share of the population living with long-term health issues than the state average. Just 25.7% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.5% of residents, a rate well below the 9.6% seen across Queensland. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 9.3% of the population.
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 Chillagoe, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people in Chillagoe need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.1% ▲ +92.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Chillagoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30601/chillagoe/topic/health-disability