38.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Childers · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Childers
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant gap in wellbeing exists in Childers, where long-term health issues are far more common than in the rest of the country. About 38% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is 10 percentage points higher than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment here, affecting 16.9% of people. Mental health conditions are also more frequent than in most areas, with 11.3% of the population reporting a condition.
11.3%
Higher than 69% 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 Childers, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many in Childers, as 11% of people need help with daily activities. This is well above the Queensland figure of 6% and has risen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315019/childers/topic/health-disability