24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kuranda · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Kuranda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 60% of people in Kuranda report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area healthier than most, with a much lower rate of chronic illness compared to both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 28.8%. Among those with health issues, arthritis is the most common at 7.8%, followed by mental health conditions at 7.6%.
7.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Kuranda, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Kuranda need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland average of 6.0% and is about the same as the national figure.
4.9% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31589/kuranda/topic/health-disability