29.8%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
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Health & Disability in Not in any Significant Urban Area
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A small number of people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld) report mental health conditions, at 8.8%. This figure is much lower than most other areas, though it matches the national average. Overall, health and disability levels in these rural regions are generally in line with the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.8% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common long-term issue at 10.6%, while over half the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
8.8%
Lower than 77% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.4% of people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This proportion has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
6.4% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/health-disability