24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cudgen · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cudgen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Cudgen than across the rest of the country. Only 24.7% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the community, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 7.2% and asthma at 7.1%, though 68.4% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Cudgen, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more manageable for most here, with only 3.8% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Cudgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11144/cudgen/topic/health-disability