37.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monkland · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monkland
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 37% of people in Monkland live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a high rate of illness for the area, driven largely by significant numbers of residents dealing with mental health issues and arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 14.4% of residents. This helps explain why long-term health issues are much more common here than in Queensland, where only 28.8% of people report a chronic condition.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Monkland, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for many here, with 9.9% of people needing help with everyday activities. This is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
9.9% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Monkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31881/monkland/topic/health-disability