19.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Kowanyama · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Kowanyama
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily assistance needs have barely changed since 2011 in Kowanyama (L), where health reports are strikingly low. Only 19.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are among the lowest for similar areas, with diabetes (10.8%) and heart disease (7.2%) being the most common. Mental health conditions affect only 2.0% of people, a figure well below the national average of 8.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 97% 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 Kowanyama, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 2.6% of people need help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.8% national figure. This rate has remained steady, moving from 3.1% in 2011 to 2.6% in 2021.
2.6% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Kowanyama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321062/kowanyama/topic/health-disability