36.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Thagoona · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Thagoona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A health gap of over 8 percentage points separates Thagoona from the national average, with 36.1% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Many people here manage chronic illnesses, though over half the population reports having no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are more common here than in most areas, with arthritis and asthma each affecting 12.4% of residents. Mental health conditions are also a little more frequent than the national figure, affecting 11.2% of the population.
11.2%
Higher than 68% 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 Thagoona, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This need for assistance has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Thagoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321102/thagoona/topic/health-disability