42.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kinka Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kinka Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Kinka Beach live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of illness is seen across both physical and mental health, creating a greater need for healthcare support in the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues affect 42.3% of residents, a rate far above the 27.7% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common struggle at 16.5%, while mental health conditions are also well above the national average at 12.6%.
12.6%
Higher than 84% 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 Kinka Beach, None is the majority at 51%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 8.6% of the population. This figure has risen 3.4 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area a little above the Queensland average.
8.6% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Kinka Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321061/kinka-beach/topic/health-disability