25.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tannum Sands - Boyne Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Tannum Sands - Boyne Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with long-term illness in Tannum Sands - Boyne Island compared to most other areas. Only 25.3% of people report a chronic health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most similar areas, with 66.4% of people reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions affect 8.6% of residents, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 9.6%.
8.6%
Lower than 65% 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 Tannum Sands - Boyne Island, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, as only 4.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.7% —
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
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 Tannum Sands - Boyne Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314023/tannum-sands-boyne-island/topic/health-disability