30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kulgun · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kulgun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 31% of people in Kulgun live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most other areas. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition affecting residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.6% of the population.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Kulgun, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is only about the same as the state and national figures.
6.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Kulgun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31579/kulgun/topic/health-disability