34.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Aramac · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Aramac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in Aramac live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. While many residents face chronic health issues, the area has a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 34.5% of residents, with arthritis (10.2%) and asthma (9.7%) being the most common. Conversely, only 5.8% report a mental health condition, a figure well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
5.8%
Lower than 87% 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 Aramac, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by only 3.5% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This is a positive trend for the town, as the need for help with daily activities fell 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
3.5% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Aramac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322005/aramac/topic/health-disability