30.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thangool · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thangool
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A healthy lifestyle is common in Thangool, where only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is lower than both the state and national figures. While some residents manage long-term health issues, the community generally reports fewer mental health conditions than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.1% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis and asthma are the most common issues, affecting 10.4% and 10.2% of residents respectively.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Thangool, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is manageable for most, with only 3.8% of people needing assistance. This is a little below the 6.0% seen across Queensland.
3.8% ▲ +142.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Thangool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32781/thangool/topic/health-disability