38.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Perry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Perry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 39% of people in Mount Perry live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of chronic illness is a defining feature of the area's health profile. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition affecting the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The prevalence of long-term health issues is much higher here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which are well above the national figure at 12.1%. While 43.7% of residents have no long-term conditions, 5.7% struggle with three or more.
12.1%
Higher than 84% 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 Perry, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 28%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Mount Perry than in most other areas. At 9.4%, this is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
9.4% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Perry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32012/mount-perry/topic/health-disability