29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Ommaney · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher proportions of people need daily help in Mount Ommaney compared to most similar areas. While most residents are healthy, about 29.6% live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Long-term conditions people report.
Roughly 29.6% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure about the same as the Queensland average. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 11.7%, arthritis at 9.0%, and mental health at 8.9%.
29.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Mount Ommaney, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 20%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.8% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is also a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.8% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32009/mount-ommaney/topic/health-disability