32.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Arcadia Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Arcadia Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people in Arcadia Bay live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. While 32.3% of residents have a lasting health issue, the area stands out for having a much lower rate of mental health conditions than most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well above the national figure of 27.7%, with arthritis being the most common at 13.7%. This trend is balanced by a mental health condition rate of 5.2%, which is well below both Queensland and Australia.
5.2%
Lower than 89% 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 Arcadia Bay, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need has risen slightly by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
6.0% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Arcadia Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322006/arcadia-bay/topic/health-disability