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4868, QLD · Postcode

Health & Disability in 4868, QLD

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

Nearly 64% of people in postcode 4868 report having no long-term health conditions. This is a healthy community where a smaller proportion of residents live with chronic illness compared to the rest of the state and nation.

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📍 4868, QLD, Postcode

Where 4868, QLD sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.5%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4868, QLD — lower than 73% of areas.

4868, QLD25.5%
Cairns 24.7%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Only 25.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a lower than average rate of mental health conditions at 7.7%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In 4868, QLD, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 63.7% One condition 17.8% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 2.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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4868, QLD splits fairly evenly between Other condition (18%) and Mental health (17%), with Arthritis at 16%.

Other condition 8.0% Mental health 7.7% Arthritis 7.3% Asthma 6.8% Diabetes 4.7% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 2.9% Lung condition 1.7% Stroke 0.9% Dementia 0.7%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

About 5.8% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is an increase of 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.8% ▲ +49.6%

Higher than 56% of postcode 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 4868, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4868/4868-qld/topic/health-disability