36.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mungindi · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mungindi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Mungindi (Qld) live with a long-term health condition. This rate is much higher than most similar areas, sitting well above both the state and national figures. This health burden is reflected in the number of residents who require help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 13.7%, while 7.3% of people report a mental health condition, a rate slightly below the Queensland average.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Mungindi, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.1% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%.
8.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32074/mungindi/topic/health-disability