23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mungallala · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mungallala
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A lower share of people now live with long-term health issues in Mungallala compared to previous years. Only 23.5% of residents report a long-term condition, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures. However, this is balanced by a higher need for daily assistance among some residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
While long-term health issues are much lower than in most areas, 9.4% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Arthritis is the most common condition at 15.3%, and over half the population reports having no long-term health issues at all.
9.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Mungallala, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 14%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.1% of people in Mungallala, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This rate is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
7.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Mungallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32070/mungallala/topic/health-disability