30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Fraser Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Fraser Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Just 4.6% of people in Fraser Island report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area stand out for having a much lower rate of mental health issues than most other places. Overall, health profiles here are fairly typical for the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Australian average of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.8%, while 57.9% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
4.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Fraser Island, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
2.0% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Fraser Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31081/fraser-island/topic/health-disability