49.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Hull Heads · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Hull Heads
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have become more prominent in Hull Heads, where nearly half of all residents now live with a long-term health condition. This high rate of illness is far above the national figure and shapes the local need for care.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 49.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is far above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 22%, followed by diabetes at 13.4% and heart disease at 12.6%.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Hull Heads, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (27%) and Two conditions (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is more difficult for many here, with 11% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the national figure of 5.8%.
11.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Hull Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31370/hull-heads/topic/health-disability