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Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Health & Disability in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw

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

Far fewer people report health issues in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw compared to the rest of the country. Only 19.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health indicators.

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📍 Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw sits — People with a long-term health condition

19.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw — lower than 90% of areas.

Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw19.4%
4892, QLD 14.8%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Diabetes is the most common long-term condition at 10.4%, while only 1.9% of people report a mental health condition. This last figure is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Queensland average of 9.6%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 57.1% One condition 14.3% Two conditions 3.7% Three or more 1.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

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In Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw, the largest group is Diabetes at 38%, followed by Heart disease (26%) and Other condition (10%).

Diabetes 10.4% Heart disease 7.1% Other condition 2.6% Mental health 1.9% Asthma 1.8% Arthritis 1.5% Cancer 0.7% Lung condition 0.7% Dementia 0.4% Stroke 0.2%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Need for help with daily activities is much lower here than in most areas, with only 3.2% of people requiring support. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.2% ▼ -8.1%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/topic/health-disability