25.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Black River · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Black River
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 25.2% of people in Black River have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 8.3%, though this is still a little below the state average. Only 1.9% of people in the area live with three or more health conditions.
8.3%
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 Black River, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most other areas, at 4.7%. This is a little below the national figure and has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
4.7% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Black River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321014/black-river/topic/health-disability