24.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mena Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents in Mena Creek struggle with long-term illness compared to the rest of the country. Just 24.8% of people report a chronic health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly uncommon here, affecting 5.7% of people, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, while arthritis is the most reported condition at 14.3%.
5.7%
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 Mena Creek, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Mena Creek than in the rest of the state, with 4.3% requiring assistance compared to 6.0% across Queensland.
4.3% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/health-disability