32.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mitchell
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 32% of people in Mitchell live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This means more residents here manage ongoing health issues compared to most other similar areas. These challenges include common conditions like arthritis and asthma.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic health issues are more common here than in most areas, with 32.1% of people reporting a long-term condition. Arthritis is the most frequent at 9.7%, while 9.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is about the same as the figure for Queensland.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Mitchell, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national figure, 6.9% of people in Mitchell need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than what is seen in most other similar areas.
6.9% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/health-disability