27.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gordonvale · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Gordonvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Gordonvale compared to most similar areas. Only 27.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure. This makes the area relatively healthy compared to other regions of a similar size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, followed by asthma at 8.2% and arthritis at 7.3%. Overall, the rate of mental health conditions is lower than most areas and slightly below the state average.
8.4%
Lower than 67% 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 Gordonvale, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. This rate has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +85.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Gordonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314012/gordonvale/topic/health-disability