35.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Haliday Bay - Ball Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Haliday Bay - Ball Bay than in most similar areas. While 35.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, this is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is partly reflected in the local need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 15% of people here have arthritis, and 6.9% have heart disease. Interestingly, the 6% of residents with a mental health condition is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
6.0%
Lower than 87% 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 Haliday Bay - Ball Bay, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.4% of the population, which is a little above the national average of 5.8%. This figure has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
8.4% ▲ +139.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Haliday Bay - Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322054/haliday-bay-ball-bay/topic/health-disability