21.5%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Emerald · Urban Area
Health & Disability in Emerald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 66.6% of people in Emerald report having no long-term health conditions. This makes it a remarkably healthy place, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness compared to both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.5% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a lower rate of mental health conditions (7.5%) and asthma (7.9%) than most other areas.
7.5%
Lower than 87% 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 Emerald, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Need for daily help is among the lowest for areas of this size, with only 3.5% of people requiring assistance. This figure is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
3.5% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/health-disability