32.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Miles · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Miles
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people in Miles are living with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. About 32.2% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This high rate of illness is reflected in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition at 10.9%, followed by mental health (10.3%) and arthritis (10.2%). Overall, 32.2% of people have at least one long-term condition, a figure well above the Queensland average of 28.8%.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Miles, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.7% of people in Miles, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland (6.0%) and Australia (5.8%).
6.7% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31833/miles/topic/health-disability