15.6%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Erub (Darnley) Island · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Erub (Darnley) Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 76% of people in Erub (Darnley) Island report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than the national average, with far fewer residents living with chronic illnesses or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 15.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions were not reported at all, and the most common illnesses include diabetes at 4.9% and heart disease at 4.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Erub (Darnley) Island, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer than the national 5.8% of people need help with daily activities, with the local rate at 4.3%. This figure has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Erub (Darnley) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322041/erub-island/topic/health-disability