26.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moncrieff · Federal Electorate
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Lower rates of health issues than most similar areas define Moncrieff. Only 8.1% of residents report a mental health condition, which is lower than the typical area. Across the board, health and disability figures for the place sit slightly below the Queensland and national averages.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the 28.8% seen across Queensland. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 8.4%, while 63.4% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
26.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.1%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Moncrieff, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.3% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure of 5.8%, though it has risen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED323/moncrieff/topic/health-disability