29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maroon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maroon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health challenges are more common in Maroon than in most similar areas. About 11.2% of people here live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Around 29.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, a figure about the same as the state average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 12.5%, while 59.2% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
11.2%
Higher than 77% 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 Maroon, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, with 7.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
7.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Maroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31773/maroon/topic/health-disability