15.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mabuiag Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mabuiag Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 15.4% of people on Mabuiag Island report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average. This highlights a community with remarkably low rates of chronic illness and disability compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 1.2% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue at 9.1%, while 75.9% of the population report having no long-term conditions at all.
1.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Mabuiag Island, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 13%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 2.0%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
2.0% ▲ +69.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Mabuiag Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31717/mabuiag-island/topic/health-disability