17.1%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Camooweal · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Camooweal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue in Camooweal, affecting 11.8% of the population. However, the community is generally very healthy, with only 17.1% of people reporting a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most similar areas, with a typical resident far less likely to have a chronic condition or a mental health issue. Only 2.6% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure.
2.6%
Lower than 96% 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 Camooweal, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by only 2.0% of people, a rate that is well below the state and national averages. This need has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
2.0% ▼ -54.4%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322025/camooweal/topic/health-disability