23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Irving · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A well below average rate of long-term illness defines Mount Irving, where only 23.5% of people report a chronic health condition. This is significantly lower than the national figure of 27.7%, though mental health challenges are more common here than in most similar areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health issues are much lower than in most areas, mental health conditions are reported by 11.8% of people. This is a little above both the Queensland (9.6%) and Australian (8.8%) figures.
23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
11.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Mount Irving, None is the majority at 86%; One condition is next at 14%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most residents here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mount Irving [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31973/mount-irving/topic/health-disability