28.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Townsville · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Townsville
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the state and national figures, health and disability levels in Townsville show a population with stable wellness patterns. While 28.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, the area sits around the middle for most health measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 10.5%, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 60.5% of residents report having no long-term health conditions, while 19.1% live with one.
10.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre 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 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.9% of people in Townsville need some help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages. This need for assistance has risen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
5.9% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
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/ucl/UCL303003/townsville/topic/health-disability