41.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maidenwell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maidenwell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than four in ten people in Maidenwell live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of chronic illness at this level, with arthritis and asthma being the most common issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 41.4% of residents have a long-term health condition, including 11.5% with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. Arthritis is the most common reported illness at 18.9%, while 40.1% of the population report having no long-term conditions.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Maidenwell, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (31%) and Two conditions (13%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas. At 9.3%, this is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and the 5.8% national average.
9.3% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Maidenwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31734/maidenwell/topic/health-disability