32.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
North Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in North Maclean
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual deal with long-term health struggles in North Maclean, where 32.8% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, marking health as a significant part of daily life for a third of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term condition at 11.8%, followed by arthritis at 10.1%. While 8.5% of people have a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Australian figure.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 North Maclean, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more challenging for some here, with 6.7% of people needing help with basic activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure of 6.0%.
6.7% ▲ +91.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 North Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32181/north-maclean/topic/health-disability