34.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
El Arish · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in El Arish
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of people in El Arish live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above both the Queensland and national averages, reflecting a community with significant health needs. Mental health and arthritis are among the most common long-term issues reported here.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes arthritis (12.7%) and mental health conditions (10.6%), the latter of which is higher than in most other similar areas.
10.6%
Higher than 60% 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 El Arish, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. At 7.8%, this is now a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.8% ▲ +141.7%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 El Arish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322039/el-arish/topic/health-disability