20.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Diamantina · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Diamantina
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Diamantina from the state average for long-term health issues. Only 20.7% of people here have a long-term condition, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This makes it a much healthier area than most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 9.8%, while mental health conditions affect 4.9% of people. This rate of mental health struggle is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Over half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.9%
Lower than 87% 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 Diamantina, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.3% of people in Diamantina need help with daily activities, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the Australian average of 5.8% and has fallen since 2011.
2.3% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Diamantina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32750/diamantina/topic/health-disability