19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Queenscliff · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Queenscliff than in most similar areas. Only 19.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the healthier pockets of the region.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.0% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 8.8%. For the 19.1% who do have a long-term health condition, asthma is the most common at 6.8%, followed by mental health and arthritis.
19.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Queenscliff, None is the majority at 80%; One condition is next at 16%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 1.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
1.6% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13309/queenscliff/topic/health-disability