27.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Clear Island Waters · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Clear Island Waters
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Clear Island Waters, affecting 9.7% of residents. While the overall rate of chronic health conditions is about the same as the national figure, a notably high number of people require daily help to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.9% of people have a long-term health condition, which is similar to Queensland and Australia. Mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 6.8%, with most residents reporting no long-term health issues at all.
6.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Clear Island Waters, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.5% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.5% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30618/clear-island-waters/topic/health-disability