7.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aurukun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Aurukun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower share of people report long-term health issues in Aurukun than in other similar areas. Only 7% of residents live with a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a health profile that is much more positive than the typical Australian community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Very few residents report chronic illness, with 77.5% having no long-term conditions at all. This includes mental health conditions, which affect only 1.7% of people—well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
1.7%
Lower than 90% 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 Aurukun, None is the majority at 91%; One condition is next at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people in Aurukun need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6% and about the same as the national average.
4.8% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30104/aurukun/topic/health-disability