20.6%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cloncurry · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Cloncurry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 62% of people in Cloncurry report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area stand out for its good health, with far fewer residents reporting chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 4.6%, while asthma and diabetes are the most common reports at 6.9% and 5.5% respectively.
4.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) 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 Cloncurry, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.6% of people in Cloncurry need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below the national average of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
2.6% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32450/cloncurry/topic/health-disability