18.0%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Georgetown · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Georgetown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 18% of people in Georgetown live with a long-term health condition, a figure far below the Queensland average. This makes the town one of the healthiest of its kind, with very few residents reporting chronic illness or mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below national and state levels, with only 4.5% of people reporting a mental health condition. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while those who do most commonly report asthma at 5.4%.
4.5%
Lower than 91% 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 Georgetown, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is very low at 1.4%, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%. This is a significant improvement for the town, as the rate fell 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
1.4% ▼ -76.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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).
More for Georgetown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322048/georgetown/topic/health-disability