Maranoa · Council (LGA)

Health & Disability in Maranoa

Name: Health & Disability in Maranoa — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people in Maranoa require daily support compared to other regions. About 27.6% of the population lives with a long-term health condition, which is very similar to the national figure.

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📍 Maranoa, Council (LGA)

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term ailments here. The rate of mental health conditions is 7.4%, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Maranoa, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.

None 58.0% One condition 18.9% Two conditions 5.7% Three or more 3.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Maranoa splits fairly evenly between Asthma (22%) and Arthritis (18%), with Mental health at 16%.

Asthma 9.9% Arthritis 8.3% Mental health 7.4% Other condition 5.4% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 4.1% Cancer 2.7% Lung condition 1.9% Stroke 0.7% Dementia 0.4%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily help is needed by 4.0% of residents, a figure that is much lower than most areas. This need for assistance has barely changed since 2011.

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 Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34860/maranoa/topic/health-disability

People with a long-term health condition compared with the state and national average
Maranoa	27.6%
Rest of Qld	29.1%
Queensland	28.8%

Where Maranoa sits — People with a long-term health condition