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Mount Cotton · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Mount Cotton

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Fewer people in Mount Cotton report long-term health struggles compared to the national average. Only 24.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthy population for the area.

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📍 Mount Cotton, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Cotton sits — People with a long-term health condition

24.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Cotton — lower than 70% of areas.

Mount Cotton24.9%
4165, QLD 32.1%
Queensland 28.8%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

While overall health is high, 9.5% of people have a mental health condition, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are healthy, with 70.3% reporting no long-term conditions at all.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mount Cotton, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 19%.

None 70.3% One condition 18.4% Two conditions 4.8% Three or more 1.8%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mount Cotton splits fairly evenly between Mental health (23%) and Asthma (21%), with Other condition at 20%.

Mental health 9.5% Asthma 9.0% Other condition 8.3% Arthritis 5.6% Diabetes 2.9% Heart disease 2.6% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.5% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily life is manageable for most here, as only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

People needing help with daily activities

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3.7% ▲ +86.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31952/mount-cotton/topic/health-disability