16.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moranbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 1.5% of people in Moranbah need help with daily activities, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. The area is remarkably healthy, with far fewer people reporting long-term health conditions than in the rest of the state or country.
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 16.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This includes a mental health rate of 5.8%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the state average.
16.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Moranbah, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is among the lowest at this level, at 1.5%. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
1.5% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Moranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011341/moranbah/topic/health-disability