27.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mungindi · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mungindi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About the same as most similar areas, Mungindi shows a typical health profile for the region. While 27.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, the town has a notably lower rate of mental health issues compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term illness here, affecting 11.3% of people. Mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 7.0%, and over half of all residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality 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 Mungindi, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 5.7% of the population, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.
5.7% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12854/mungindi/topic/health-disability