43.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
River Heads · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in River Heads
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in River Heads than in the rest of Queensland. About 43.2% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is much higher than the national figure of 27.7%. This level of illness is among the highest seen in similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 15.9% of residents, well above the Australian figure of 8.8%. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.6%, followed by asthma and heart disease.
15.9%
Higher than 98% 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 River Heads, None is the majority at 54%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. Around 10.4% of people require this support, a figure that has risen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
10.4% ▲ +94.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315084/river-heads/topic/health-disability