36.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Milford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness now mark the health profile of Milford, where 36.3% of people live with a chronic condition. This is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. While many face physical health struggles, the area reports very few mental health conditions compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are common here, with arthritis (14.2%) and asthma (10.5%) being the most frequent. In contrast, only 2.6% of people report a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 85% 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 Milford, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.3% of residents need some help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
5.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 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 Milford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31835/milford/topic/health-disability