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Palm Island · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Palm Island

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

Nearly 77% of people in Palm Island report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the community stand out, as far fewer people live with chronic health issues compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Palm Island, Council (LGA)

Where Palm Island sits — People with a long-term health condition

15.1%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Palm Island — lower than 97% of areas.

Palm Island15.1%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 15.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also well below national levels at 2.2%, with diabetes being the most common reported condition at 7.2%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Palm Island, None is the majority at 84%; One condition is next at 13%.

None 76.9% One condition 11.5% Two conditions 2.0% Three or more 1.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Palm Island, the largest group is Diabetes at 30%, followed by Heart disease (18%) and Other condition (15%).

Diabetes 7.2% Heart disease 4.3% Other condition 3.6% Asthma 2.9% Mental health 2.2% Arthritis 1.9% Cancer 0.5% Lung condition 0.5% Dementia 0.4% Stroke 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

People needing help with daily activities make up 3.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 3.0%.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.3% ▲ +11.5%

Lower than 86% 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 Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35790/palm-island/topic/health-disability