30.0%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Picnic Bay · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Picnic Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people deal with long-term health issues in Picnic Bay compared to most similar areas. While 30% of residents report a chronic condition, the rate of mental health struggles is notably low at 7.3%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 13.6%. Overall, a little more than 30% of people have a health condition, which is slightly above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
7.3%
Lower than 77% 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 Picnic Bay, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for more people now, as those needing help with daily activities fell from 11.6% in 2011 to 6.0% in 2021. This current rate is about the same as the national figure.
6.0% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Picnic Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322097/picnic-bay/topic/health-disability