27.0%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Currumbin · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Currumbin
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 27% of people in Currumbin live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. Most residents are healthy, with 64.5% reporting no chronic conditions at all. The area shows a generally healthy profile, with mental health rates slightly lower than the state average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here at 9%, followed by mental health conditions at 8%. This mental health rate is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure.
8.0%
Lower than 64% of state electorate 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 Currumbin, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, with 5.4% of people needing help with daily activities. This is about the same as the national figure, though the need for assistance rose by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/health-disability