17.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mandalay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mandalay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people deal with chronic illness in Mandalay than in other parts of the country. Only 17.2% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthy population where most people enjoy a high quality of daily life.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.6% of people reporting a mental health condition. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term illness at 5.9%, while nearly 60% of residents report having no health conditions at all.
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 Mandalay, None is the majority at 78%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 5.9% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.9% ▲ +156.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Mandalay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31746/mandalay/topic/health-disability