35.8%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gympie - Cooloola · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Gympie - Cooloola
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Gympie - Cooloola, where 13.7% of people live with the condition. This region faces significant health challenges, with a much higher proportion of people living with long-term conditions compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 35.8% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 12% of the population.
12.0%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Gympie - Cooloola, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 9.7% of people, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. This need for help has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Gympie - Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31903/gympie-cooloola/topic/health-disability