20.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macgregor
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer long-term health struggles are reported in Macgregor compared to recent years. Only 20.6% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are uncommon here, with 73.8% of residents reporting none. Mental health conditions are also well below the national figure at 5.6%, and the overall rate of chronic illness is much lower than in most other areas.
5.6%
Lower than 72% 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 Macgregor, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 15%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
4.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31721/macgregor/topic/health-disability