13.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Saibai Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Saibai Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of residents on Saibai Island report having no long-term health conditions. This is a remarkably healthy community where the proportion of people with chronic illness is far lower than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 13.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Diabetes is the most common issue at 9.7%, while mental health conditions are very rare at just 0.9%.
0.9%
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 Saibai Island, None is the majority at 82%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.2% of people need some help with daily activities, which is about the same as the national figure. This need has risen since 2011, when only 3.0% of residents required such assistance.
6.2% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Saibai Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322102/saibai-island/topic/health-disability