31.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Chalmers · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Chalmers
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 31.4% of people in Mount Chalmers live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This means more residents deal with ongoing health issues than in most other similar areas. While many face these challenges, about 59.3% of the population reports having no long-term health conditions at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.3%, followed by mental health conditions at 8.8%. The rate of mental health conditions is about the same as both the state and national figures, while overall long-term health issues are a little above the Queensland average.
8.8%
Higher than 57% 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 Mount Chalmers, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 4.9% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and sits a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
4.9% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Mount Chalmers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31946/mount-chalmers/topic/health-disability