33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malanda · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malanda
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 33.4% of people in Malanda live with a long-term health condition. This high rate of chronic illness is reflected in the fact that more residents here need help with daily activities than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues, affecting 10.3% and 10.1% of the population respectively. While mental health conditions affect 8.9% of residents, this is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Malanda, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily tasks is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.8% of people requiring assistance. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 6.0% and the national rate of 5.8%.
7.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Malanda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31737/malanda/topic/health-disability