24.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Virginia
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness marks Virginia, where only 24.4% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Most residents here enjoy good health, with 70.3% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The proportion of people with a long-term health condition is well below the state and national figures. Mental health is the most common reported issue at 8.9%, which is about the same as the national average, followed by other conditions at 8.7% and asthma at 7.7%.
8.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Virginia, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common here than in most areas. Only 3.6% of people require such assistance, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.6% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32949/virginia/topic/health-disability