14.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cape Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cape Gloucester
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health problems in Cape Gloucester than in other parts of the country. Only 14.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area stand out as having a very healthy population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
People with long-term health conditions are among the lowest in the region, and no residents reported a mental health condition. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 78.8% reporting none.
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 Cape Gloucester, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
5.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Cape Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30527/cape-gloucester/topic/health-disability