25.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Chinchilla · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Chinchilla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term illness in Chinchilla compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here at 8.9%, followed by mental health at 8.8%. While this mental health rate is about the same as the national figure, the overall proportion of people with any chronic illness is lower than most other areas.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Chinchilla, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 4.9% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 6.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
4.9% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Chinchilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30602/chinchilla/topic/health-disability