38.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Killarney · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Killarney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Killarney (L), where 15.6% of residents live with the condition. This area faces significant health challenges, with a far higher proportion of people living with long-term conditions than in the rest of Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 38.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.5% of the population.
11.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Killarney, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 12.8% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This need for assistance has risen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +144.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321060/killarney/topic/health-disability