36.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cue · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Cue
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue in Cue, affecting 11.9% of the population. This town faces significant health challenges, with a typical resident far more likely to live with a chronic condition than those in other parts of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 36.3% of people here, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 26.1%. This includes 11.1% living with a mental health condition, a rate slightly higher than both the state and national averages.
11.1%
Higher than 67% 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 Cue, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (32%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 8.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This need has risen sharply since 2011, when only 2.1% of residents required such assistance.
8.9% ▲ +320.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522018/cue/topic/health-disability