31.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ravenshoe · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ravenshoe
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 9.3% of people in Ravenshoe need help with their daily activities. This reflects a community where health challenges are more common than in most similar areas. Long-term health conditions affect 31.5% of residents, which is notably higher than the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.5% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is higher than most areas. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.7%, followed by mental health and other conditions both at 9.7%.
9.7%
Higher 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 Ravenshoe, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily tasks is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.3%, this is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
9.3% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Ravenshoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32396/ravenshoe/topic/health-disability