21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Port Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Port Douglas
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic health issues in Port Douglas than in most other areas. Only 21.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are lower here than in most areas, with only 6.5% of people affected. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis is the most common at 6.8%, while 61.7% of the whole population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Douglas, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less impacted by disability here, as only 2.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8% and the Queensland rate of 6.0%.
2.7% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32352/port-douglas/topic/health-disability