23.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Bunya Mountains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Bunya Mountains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Bunya Mountains compared to the rest of the state. Only 23.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than the state or national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 5.5% of people here, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, arthritis and other conditions are the most common at 8.2% each, while 61.8% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
5.5%
Lower than 73% 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 Bunya Mountains, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 5.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Bunya Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30439/bunya-mountains/topic/health-disability