30.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Forbes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue in Mount Forbes, affecting 11.5% of residents. While about 30.2% of people live with a long-term health condition, the area has a notably lower rate of mental health issues compared to most other regions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.2% of people have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 28.8%. However, those with a mental health condition make up 6.5% of the population, a figure well below the state's 9.6%.
6.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Forbes, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.0% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0% and about the same as the national rate of 5.8%.
5.0% ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31961/mount-forbes/topic/health-disability