10.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Boigu Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Boigu Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 10.6% of people on Boigu Island report a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a remarkably healthy community where most residents report no chronic illness. Such low rates of long-term health issues stand out compared to the national trend.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are far lower than the state and national figures, with 80.9% of people reporting none at all. Mental health conditions were not reported by any resident, and the most common long-term issues are other conditions, asthma, and heart disease.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Boigu Island, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.0% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This need for assistance has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Boigu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322017/boigu-island/topic/health-disability