22.9%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mt Gravatt · Sub-region (SA3)
Health & Disability in Mt Gravatt
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Mt Gravatt than in the rest of Queensland. Only 22.9% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well below the state figure of 28.8%. This suggests a population in notably better health than the national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Just 7.2% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is a little below the national average. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all, while the most common conditions include asthma at 6.8% and arthritis at 5.9%.
7.2%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Mt Gravatt, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure. This need for support has risen slightly since 2011, moving from 3.9% to 4.8%.
4.8% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Mt Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30303/mt-gravatt/topic/health-disability