19.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gregory River · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gregory River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Gregory River than in most similar areas. Only 19.7% of the population reports a lasting health condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. This suggests a population in generally good health.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 6.3% of residents have a mental health condition, which is lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 7.3%, while 60.4% of people report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.3%
Lower than 67% 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 Gregory River, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 4.4% of people here, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average of 5.8%.
4.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Gregory River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31251/gregory-river/topic/health-disability