30.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Crescent Head · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Crescent Head
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with health issues in Crescent Head compared to most similar areas. While about 30.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, this figure is a little above the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health problems here, affecting 10.4% and 9.0% of people. Mental health conditions are reported by 7.8% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure of 8.8%.
7.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre 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 Crescent Head, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average. This figure has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
4.9% ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Crescent Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121026/crescent-head/topic/health-disability