37.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Colliery · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Colliery
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 10% more people in Mount Colliery live with a long-term health condition compared to the national figure. This is a significant gap, as 37.6% of the population manages a chronic illness, which is much higher than most similar areas. While long-term health struggles are common, mental health issues are less frequent here than in other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 18.8%, followed by cancer at 10.3%. While chronic illness is widespread, the 6.8% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Queensland and national figures.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Colliery, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (28%) and Two conditions (14%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 5.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, and sits around the middle for similar areas.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Colliery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31948/mount-colliery/topic/health-disability