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Cassowary Coast · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Cassowary Coast

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

A slightly higher proportion of people need help with daily tasks in Cassowary Coast compared to the rest of the country. While 28.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, this is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

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📍 Cassowary Coast, Council (LGA)

Where Cassowary Coast sits — People with a long-term health condition

28.7%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cassowary Coast — lower than 53% of areas.

Cassowary Coast28.7%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions affect 7.5% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in the area, affecting 10.9% of residents.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Cassowary Coast, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 58.9% One condition 18.0% Two conditions 6.7% Three or more 4.1%

Long-term health conditions reported

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No single group dominates in Cassowary Coast — Arthritis leads at 21%, ahead of Mental health (15%) and Other condition (14%).

Arthritis 10.9% Mental health 7.5% Other condition 7.0% Asthma 6.6% Diabetes 5.6% Heart disease 5.3% Cancer 3.5% Lung condition 2.7% Stroke 1.2% Dementia 1.0%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 6.8% of people, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This need has risen since 2011, when it stood at 5.0%.

People needing help with daily activities

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6.8% ▲ +34.8%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

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 Cassowary Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32260/cassowary-coast/topic/health-disability