36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cairns Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cairns Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Cairns Bay. Around 36.2% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is especially visible in mental health, where the local rate is nearly double the Australian average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 17.0% of the population, making this one of the highest rates for this level. Lung conditions (12.8%), asthma (8.5%) and stroke (8.5%) are also common, with 17.0% of residents living with three or more health conditions.
17.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Cairns Bay, None is the majority at 53%; Two conditions is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 8.5%, this is a little above both the Tasmanian figure of 6.8% and the national rate of 5.8%.
8.5% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Cairns Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60088/cairns-bay/topic/health-disability