35.4%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Home Hill · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Home Hill
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people in Home Hill live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. Over a third of the population reports a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This health burden is reflected in the number of residents who require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, affecting 35.4% of residents. Arthritis is the most frequent issue at 15.1%, while 10.4% of people live with a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
10.4%
Higher than 57% 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 Home Hill, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.8% of people, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This need has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, leaving the town well above the Australian average of 5.8%.
8.8% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 Home Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315042/home-hill/topic/health-disability