21.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Old Talgai · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Old Talgai
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Old Talgai than in the rest of the state. While only 21.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, this is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. However, there are significant gaps in other health areas, including much higher rates of mental health conditions and needs for daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 14.3% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. For those with long-term health issues, lung conditions are the most common at 25%, followed by arthritis, diabetes and mental health at 14.3% each.
14.3%
Higher than 90% 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 Old Talgai, None is the majority at 72%; Two conditions is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A higher proportion of people in Old Talgai need help with daily activities compared to other areas. At 10.7%, this is well above the 6% seen across Queensland.
10.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Old Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32222/old-talgai/topic/health-disability