27.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Longreach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Longreach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Longreach is marked by a healthy population, with 57.8% of residents reporting no long-term health conditions. This is a positive result for the town, as the rate of long-term health issues is much lower than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.6% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.4% of residents, a rate slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
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 Longreach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.8% of the population, which is about the same as the national average. This is a significant improvement over the last decade, as the need for assistance fell by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315053/longreach/topic/health-disability