20.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cook · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Cook
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 60% of residents in Cook report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other regions, with far fewer people living with chronic illnesses or mental health struggles compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 20.4% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much less common at 5.2%, while arthritis is the most reported long-term illness at 6.7%.
5.2%
Lower than 86% 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 Cook, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.8% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the Queensland average. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
3.8% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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).
More for Cook
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32500/cook/topic/health-disability