26.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meringandan · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Meringandan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with long-term health issues in Meringandan than in most similar areas. About 26.8% of the population has a long-term condition, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Most residents here are healthy, with 62.8% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 10.4%, followed by mental health at 8.9%. This mental health rate is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%. Many residents manage only one condition, while 3.6% live with three or more.
8.9%
Higher than 57% 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 Meringandan, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.3% of people in Meringandan need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the rates seen across Queensland and Australia.
5.3% ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 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 Meringandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31808/meringandan/topic/health-disability