29.2%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moreton Bay - South · Region (SA4)
Health & Disability in Moreton Bay - South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than five per cent of people in Moreton Bay - South now need help with daily activities, a figure that has risen since 2011. While overall long-term health is similar to the state average, there is a notably high rate of mental health conditions. Roughly 29.2% of residents live with a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of people. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other frequent conditions include asthma at 9.2% and arthritis at 7.7%.
10.9%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) 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 Moreton Bay - South, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of residents need some help with daily tasks. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland figure, although the proportion has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +58.8%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Moreton Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/314/moreton-bay-south/topic/health-disability