23.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cherbourg · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cherbourg
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71.4% of people in Cherbourg report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the town much healthier than most similar areas, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a very low rate of mental health conditions at 4.1%, while diabetes is the most common long-term illness at 11.1%.
4.1%
Lower than 92% 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 Cherbourg, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 4.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the national average of 5.8%. This level of need has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Cherbourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315018/cherbourg/topic/health-disability