24.6%
Lower than 88% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cairns · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Cairns
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Cairns than in most other parts of the country. Only 24.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier local population compared to similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 7.9%, followed by other conditions (7.7%) and arthritis (7.1%). Overall, 64.1% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.9%
Lower than 85% 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 Cairns, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.4% of people in Cairns need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this need has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +212.0%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3004/cairns/topic/health-disability