24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cabbage Tree Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cabbage Tree Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A smaller proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Cabbage Tree Island compared to most of the country. Only 24.7% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few people here report mental health conditions, sitting at 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 11.2%, followed by asthma and heart disease at 10.1% each.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Cabbage Tree Island, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.6% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
5.6% ▼ -53.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Cabbage Tree Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10736/cabbage-tree-island/topic/health-disability