34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Proserpine · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Proserpine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Proserpine, affecting 11.2% of residents. This is part of a wider trend where health struggles are much more common here than in most other areas. Over a third of the population lives with a long-term health condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most frequent issue at 11.2%, followed by arthritis at 10.2% and asthma at 8.5%.
11.2%
Higher than 78% 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 Proserpine, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.6% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32368/proserpine/topic/health-disability