19.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Airlie - Whitsundays · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Airlie - Whitsundays
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Airlie - Whitsundays from the state average regarding long-term health. Only 19.8% of residents here live with a long-term health condition, making this area much healthier than most similar places across Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 6.8% of people, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term health issues in the area include asthma at 5.9% and arthritis at 5.0%.
6.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Airlie - Whitsundays, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas, though it has risen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Airlie - Whitsundays [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312031359/airlie-whitsundays/topic/health-disability