30.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Innisfail · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Innisfail
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Innisfail than in most similar areas. While 30.6% of residents report a chronic illness, the need for daily help is much higher here than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.6% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.1%, while mental health conditions are reported by 8.0% of residents.
8.0%
Lower than 71% 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 Innisfail, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 9.0% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 5.8%. This need has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
9.0% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314013/innisfail/topic/health-disability