32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Quilpie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Quilpie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define the health profile of Quilpie. About 32.1% of the community lives with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant health burden for a large portion of the local population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term illnesses here, affecting 11.5% and 10.2% of residents respectively. While 59.8% of people have no long-term health issues, those with mental health conditions (9.1%) are seen at a rate about the same as the Queensland average.
9.1%
Higher than 59% 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 Quilpie, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people in Quilpie need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.8% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32377/quilpie/topic/health-disability