21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mapoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much lower rates of chronic illness mark Mapoon compared to most similar areas. Only 21.3% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population that is generally healthier than both the state and national average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are uncommon here, with 62.5% of residents reporting no long-term conditions. This includes a mental health rate of 4.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 9.6%. The most common conditions reported are diabetes and heart disease, both at 6.2%.
4.9%
Lower than 75% 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 Mapoon, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people in Mapoon need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian average of 5.8% and is around the middle for its level.
4.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/health-disability