29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palmers Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palmers Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Palmers Island, affecting 10.8% of residents. Overall, health and disability levels here are quite typical for the region, with a small minority of people requiring daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents report no long-term conditions, while 8.5% live with a mental health condition, a rate about the same as across Australia.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Palmers Island, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people here than in most other areas. Only 2.9% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
2.9% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 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 Palmers Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13147/palmers-island/topic/health-disability