30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blue Mountain Heights · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Blue Mountain Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Blue Mountain Heights is marked by health levels that generally mirror the rest of the country. About 30.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents are healthy, with 64% reporting no long-term conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, the most common issues are other general conditions at 10.8% and asthma at 8.7%. Mental health conditions affect 8.1% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Blue Mountain Heights, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily support needs are slightly lower here than elsewhere, with 4.7% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national average of 5.8%.
4.7% ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30291/blue-mountain-heights/topic/health-disability