24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Julian · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of chronic illness defines Mount Julian, where only 24.5% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8% and the national rate of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.5%, which is well below the state average. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 8.2%, though 60.8% of residents have no long-term health conditions at all.
24.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
6.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Mount Julian, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily activities in Mount Julian than in the rest of the country, with 4.0% requiring assistance compared to the national figure of 5.8%.
4.0% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 58% 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 Julian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31977/mount-julian/topic/health-disability