35.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moondooner · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moondooner
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas mark Moondooner, where 35.6% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many residents face these ongoing health challenges, the rate of mental health conditions is actually a little below the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.1%, followed by asthma at 8.9%. While 46.7% of people have no long-term health issues, about 8.9% of the population live with three or more conditions.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Moondooner, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common here, with 13.3% of people requiring assistance. This is well above the 6.0% seen across Queensland and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
13.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Moondooner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31899/moondooner/topic/health-disability