12.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Doomadgee · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Doomadgee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Doomadgee is marked by very low rates of reported illness, with 82.1% of people having no long-term health conditions. This is a striking contrast to the rest of the state, as far fewer residents report living with chronic health issues or mental health conditions than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 12.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes mental health conditions, reported by just 1.1% of residents, while heart disease is the most common long-term condition at 4.9%.
1.1%
Lower than 99% 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 Doomadgee, None is the majority at 87%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 2.5%, need help with daily activities, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%. This rate has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 1.6%.
2.5% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Doomadgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32770/doomadgee/topic/health-disability