29.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Captains Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Captains Mountain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher than usual need for support defines daily life in Captains Mountain, where 8.1% of people require help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas. While overall health is similar to the state average, there are striking gaps in mental health and disability support needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 10.8% of residents, which is much higher than most areas and sits above the national figure of 8.8%. Overall, 29.7% of people live with a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 20.3%.
10.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Captains Mountain, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.1% of the population, a figure that is a little above both the Queensland (6.0%) and Australian (5.8%) averages.
8.1% ▲ +155.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Captains Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30532/captains-mountain/topic/health-disability