21.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cloncurry · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cloncurry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Cloncurry than in most other Australian areas. Only 21.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the community notably healthier than typical Queensland towns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here, with asthma (7.5%) and diabetes (6.2%) being the most frequent. Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure, affecting only 5.6% of the population.
5.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Cloncurry, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability in Cloncurry, where only 3.1% of people need help with core activities. This is a little below the national average and represents a sharp drop from 11.5% in 2011.
3.1% ▼ -73.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315022/cloncurry/topic/health-disability