23.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cudgen · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cudgen
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 23.5% of people in Cudgen (L) live with a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most other areas. This means the local population is generally healthier than the state and national averages. Most residents report no chronic health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 69% reporting no long-term conditions. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.8%, which is about the same as the Australian figure, followed by arthritis at 6.7% and asthma at 6.5%.
8.8%
Lower than 63% 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 Cudgen, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.9% of people in Cudgen (L) need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and represents a drop of 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
2.9% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Cudgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121027/cudgen/topic/health-disability