27.9%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Townsville · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Townsville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are more common in Townsville than in most other similar areas. While about 27.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, this is roughly the same as the state and national figures. Mental health is the most reported long-term condition here, affecting 9.9% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A higher proportion of people in Townsville have a mental health condition compared to most other areas. Other common long-term health issues include arthritis at 8.2% and asthma at 7.5%, while 61.6% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
9.9%
Higher than 66% of state electorate 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 Townsville, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of people in Townsville need some help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/health-disability