18.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moa Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moa Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people on Moa Island report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most other places, with far fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health issues compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 18.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is far below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. Diabetes is the most common condition at 13.0%, while mental health conditions are reported by just 1.2% of people.
1.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Moa Island, None is the majority at 77%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of people, 3.0%, need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.0% ▼ -39.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Moa Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31868/moa-island/topic/health-disability