21.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mackenzie · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mackenzie
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people deal with long-term illness in Mackenzie than in most other areas, with only 21% of residents reporting a lasting health condition. This makes it a remarkably healthy pocket of Brisbane, where a huge 74.9% of people report having no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are well below the state and national figures, including mental health conditions which affect only 6% of the population. The most common reports are asthma and other conditions at 6.9% each, while those with three or more conditions are rare at just 1%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Mackenzie, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.8% of people need help with their everyday activities. This is well below the Queensland figure of 6% and a little below the national average.
2.8% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Mackenzie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31726/mackenzie/topic/health-disability