14.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Umagico · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report health issues in Umagico than in most similar areas. Only 14.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a community with a very low rate of chronic illness and disability.
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 1% of people have a mental health condition, a figure well below the 8.8% seen across Australia. For those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 6.3%, while 69.3% of residents report having no health conditions at all.
14.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
1.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Umagico, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 12%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, with only 2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6% and has barely changed since 2011.
2.0% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Umagico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322128/umagico/topic/health-disability