23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thornville · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Thornville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Few people report long-term health issues in Thornville compared to the rest of the country. Only 23.1% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. However, there is a notable gap in the level of daily support required by some residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 15.4%, while 10.3% of people report a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Nearly half of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Thornville, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support needs are much higher here than elsewhere, with 15.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0% and ranks among the highest for similar areas.
15.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Thornville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32818/thornville/topic/health-disability