31.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Marshall · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Marshall
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for 11.8% of people in Mount Marshall involves needing help with everyday activities. This is a high figure, well above the national average of 5.8%. This need for assistance is consistent with the fact that long-term health conditions are more common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common issue affecting 10% of people, followed by arthritis at 9.2%.
10.0%
Higher than 69% 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 Marshall, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily tasks is among the highest for similar areas. At 11.8%, this is more than double the Queensland state average of 6%.
11.8% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31993/mount-marshall/topic/health-disability