38.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Imbil · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Imbil
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Imbil than in the rest of the country. About 38.3% of residents have a chronic condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant gap in health needs compared to both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest for areas of this size, affecting 15.4% of people. This is well above the national figure of 8.8%, and arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 15.6%.
15.4%
Higher than 96% 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 Imbil, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 6.9 percentage points since 2011. At 11.1%, this is now well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
11.1% ▲ +163.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Imbil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322060/imbil/topic/health-disability