7.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aurukun · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Aurukun
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A staggering 22 percentage point gap separates Aurukun from the state average for long-term health issues. Only 7% of people here report a long-term health condition, which is far below both the Queensland and national figures. This makes Aurukun one of the healthiest areas in its category for these specific measures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 1.7% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. The most common long-term health issue reported in the area is 'other condition' at 10.2%, while 77.5% of people have no long-term health conditions at all.
1.7%
Lower than 98% 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 Aurukun, None is the majority at 91%; One condition is next at 8%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 4.8%, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011, when it sat at 8.6%.
4.8% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315004/aurukun/topic/health-disability