32.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Curtis · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Curtis
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with health challenges in Port Curtis than in most similar areas. Around 32% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures. This health burden is reflected in the number of people who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term conditions here, affecting 11% and 10.4% of people respectively. While 9.1% of the population has a mental health condition, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
9.1%
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 Port Curtis, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.1% of the population, a rate that is much higher than in most other areas and a little above the state and national levels.
8.1% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Port Curtis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32351/port-curtis/topic/health-disability