21.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Normanton · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Normanton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly 65.8% of people in Normanton (L) report having no long-term health conditions. This area is notably healthier than most similar places, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health issues than the state or national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 21.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland rate of 28.8%. Mental health conditions are also among the lowest at this level, at 3.8%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
3.8%
Lower than 93% 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 Normanton, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by just 2.9% of people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the state average of 6.0%. This need for help has barely changed since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Normanton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321079/normanton/topic/health-disability