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Port Douglas - Craiglie · Urban Centre

Health & Disability in Port Douglas - Craiglie

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people live with long-term health struggles in Port Douglas - Craiglie than in most other similar areas. Only 22.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Port Douglas - Craiglie, Urban Centre

Where Port Douglas - Craiglie sits — People with a long-term health condition

22.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Douglas - Craiglie — lower than 88% of areas.

Port Douglas - Craiglie22.7%
4877, QLD 22.4%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health conditions are reported by 7.1% of people, a little below the national average. Most residents have no long-term health issues, with 62.2% reporting none at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Port Douglas - Craiglie, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 62.2% One condition 16.1% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Port Douglas - Craiglie splits fairly evenly between Mental health (19%) and Arthritis (18%), with Other condition at 16%.

Mental health 7.1% Arthritis 6.9% Other condition 5.9% Asthma 4.6% Heart disease 3.5% Cancer 3.1% Diabetes 2.5% Lung condition 2.1% Stroke 1.0% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is easier for most here, as only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen 1.5 percentage points since 2011.

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3.8% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

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 Port Douglas - Craiglie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315080/port-douglas-craiglie/topic/health-disability