34.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Proserpine · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Proserpine
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significant 34.3% of people in Proserpine live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is an area where health challenges are more common than in most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.2% of residents. Arthritis is also frequent at 10.3%, and 5.1% of people manage three or more long-term health conditions.
11.2%
Higher than 68% 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 Proserpine, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is harder for many here, with 9.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well above the Queensland figure and has risen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315081/proserpine/topic/health-disability