30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Miva · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Miva
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Miva than in most similar areas. About 30.9% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of people. Other frequent long-term health issues include arthritis at 16.4% and asthma at 10.9%.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Miva, None is the majority at 58%; Two conditions is next at 16%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of residents need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
5.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Miva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31867/miva/topic/health-disability