29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Manly West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Manly West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health outcomes in Manly West have remained steady, with 29.6% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the Queensland average and slightly above the national figure. Most people here are healthy, while a small number manage multiple chronic illnesses.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 29.6% of people report a long-term health condition, with arthritis being the most common at 9.5%. Mental health conditions affect 8.6% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Manly West, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5.3% of residents. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Manly West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31749/manly-west/topic/health-disability