33.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Craignish · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Craignish
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Craignish have reported long-term health struggles since 2011. Today, 33.8% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Health issues are common here, with 11.7% of people reporting a mental health condition, which is much higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 12.1%, while 4.7% of residents live with three or more conditions.
11.7%
Higher than 81% 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 Craignish, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is more common in Craignish than in most areas. About 7.8% of people require this support, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.8% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Craignish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30742/craignish/topic/health-disability