12.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
New Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in New Mapoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Only 12.9% of people in New Mapoon report a long-term health condition, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This makes it one of the healthiest areas of its kind, with a very small number of residents living with chronic illness or disability.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by just 2.2% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Among those with long-term health issues, diabetes is the most common at 4.4%, followed by heart disease at 4.1%.
2.2%
Lower than 88% 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 New Mapoon, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 11%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 1.0% of people in New Mapoon need help with daily activities, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
1.0% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32131/new-mapoon/topic/health-disability