20.5%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Isa · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Mount Isa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness defines Mount Isa compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.5% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than the typical Australian.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 5.5% of residents have a mental health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Most people here have no long-term health issues at all, with 66.4% reporting none.
5.5%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) 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 Mount Isa, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 3.3% of the population, a figure a little below the national average. This need for assistance has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
3.3% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35300/mount-isa/topic/health-disability