26.9%
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Dawson · Federal Electorate
Health & Disability in Dawson
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as the national figure, 26.9% of people in Dawson live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a health profile that largely mirrors the rest of Australia, though mental health rates are lower than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 8.5%, while mental health conditions affect 8.2% of residents, which is lower than the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Most people report no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate 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 Dawson, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 5.4% of people need help with daily activities, a figure lower than most areas and about the same as the national rate. This need for assistance has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED306/dawson/topic/health-disability