23.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Munro Plains · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Munro Plains
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health issues in Munro Plains compared to the rest of the country. Only 23% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a striking contrast with the number of people who need help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much lower here than in most areas, with only 4.1% of people reporting a mental health condition. Diabetes is the most common long-term health problem at 14.9%, while 63.5% of residents report having no long-term conditions at all.
4.1%
Lower than 79% 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 Munro Plains, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the low rate of chronic illness, 10.8% of people in Munro Plains need help with daily activities. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Queensland figure of 6%.
10.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Munro Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32079/munro-plains/topic/health-disability