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Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Region (SA4)

Health & Disability in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday

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

About 61% of people in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday have no long-term health conditions, making it a healthier region than most. Only 25.2% of residents live with a chronic health issue, which is well below the Queensland rate of 28.8%.

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📍 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, Region (SA4)

Where Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday sits — People with a long-term health condition

25.2%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday — lower than 68% of areas.

Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday25.2%
Rest of Qld 29.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 7.6%, followed by arthritis and asthma at 7.5% each. Both the rate of general health conditions and mental health issues are lower here than the state and national figures.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.

None 60.9% One condition 17.3% Two conditions 5.2% Three or more 2.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday splits fairly evenly between Mental health (18%) and Arthritis (18%), with Asthma at 17%.

Mental health 7.6% Arthritis 7.5% Asthma 7.5% Other condition 6.3% Diabetes 4.3% Heart disease 3.8% Cancer 2.6% Lung condition 1.8% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.6%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Fewer people need help with daily activities here than in most areas, with only 4.7% requiring assistance. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%, though the need has risen 1.3 points since 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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4.7% ▲ +37.7%

Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.

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 Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/312/mackay-isaac-whitsunday/topic/health-disability