34.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cunnamulla · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cunnamulla
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Cunnamulla live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the country. About 34.6% of residents have a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a distinct health profile for the town, though the rates of mental health conditions remain lower than average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common, with asthma (14.1%) and arthritis (11.1%) being the most frequent. While many residents manage these conditions, the 7.7% who have a mental health condition is a little below the Queensland average of 9.6%.
7.7%
Lower than 74% 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 Cunnamulla, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 6.7% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as for Queensland and Australia. However, this need has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +292.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Cunnamulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321034/cunnamulla/topic/health-disability