24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Iveragh · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Iveragh
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far lower proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Iveragh than in most other areas. Only 24.6% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a healthier-than-average population across the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.0% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. For those with long-term health issues, other conditions are most common at 10.7%, followed by mental health and diabetes.
9.0%
Higher than 59% 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 Iveragh, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of residents need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and roughly the same as the rest of Australia.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Iveragh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31419/iveragh/topic/health-disability