15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thoopara · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thoopara
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Thoopara than in other parts of the country, with only 15.4% of residents affected. However, the area faces specific challenges with mental health and daily assistance needs that sit above national levels.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While chronic health issues are far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%, mental health conditions are a little above the national average at 11.5%. Most residents report no long-term conditions, though 9.6% of the population live with three or more.
11.5%
Higher than 80% 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 Thoopara, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.7% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.7% ▲ +94.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Thoopara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32811/thoopara/topic/health-disability