25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Tom · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Tom
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic illness in Mount Tom than in most other similar areas. Only 25% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Heart disease is the most common long-term health issue here at 11.4%. Mental health conditions are reported by 6.8% of people, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Tom, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 9%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for a higher than average proportion of residents, with 6.8% needing help with daily activities. This is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Tom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32031/mount-tom/topic/health-disability