28.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Palm Cove · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Palm Cove
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 60% of people in Palm Cove report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's overall health profile typical for the region, with most residents experiencing a standard level of wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.7% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.8%, while mental health conditions affect 8.0% of people, a figure slightly below the state average.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Palm Cove, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, around 5.0%, need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and roughly the same as the national average.
5.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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).
More for Palm Cove
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Palm Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32258/palm-cove/topic/health-disability