32.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malling · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malling
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than 32% of people in Malling live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of illness is reflected in the need for support, as residents here are much more likely to require help with daily activities than people in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While 32.5% of residents report a long-term health condition, no one in the area reported a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Common issues in the area include diabetes and other health conditions, both at 10%, followed by arthritis, asthma and cancer at 7.5% each.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Malling, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
One in ten people in Malling need help with daily activities. This is well above the 6% figure for Queensland and the 5.8% average for Australia.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Malling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31740/malling/topic/health-disability