21.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Emerald · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Emerald
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 21.5% of people in Emerald report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most other similar places across the country. Most residents live without any chronic health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 7.5% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and Australian averages. Asthma is the most common long-term health problem at 7.9%, while 66.6% of the population reports having no long-term conditions at all.
7.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Emerald, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 3.5% of people who need help with daily activities is much lower than in most other areas. This is a little below the national figure, though the number of people needing this support has risen from 1.8% in 2011.
3.5% ▲ +100.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 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/ucl/UCL313004/emerald/topic/health-disability