27.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mareeba · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mareeba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Mareeba than in most similar areas. While 27% of residents report a chronic health issue, this is a little below the Queensland figure. However, a higher proportion of the population requires daily assistance compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are less common here than in most areas, with 7% of people affected compared to 8.8% nationally. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health condition at 9%, while 60.8% of residents have no long-term health issues.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Mareeba, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.3% of people in Mareeba, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the 6% seen across Queensland.
6.3% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31763/mareeba/topic/health-disability