11.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Minjilang · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Very few people live with chronic illness in Minjilang, making it an area with a remarkably low health burden. Only 11.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, a figure far below the national average.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in the rest of the country, with 64.2% of people reporting no conditions at all. Diabetes is the most reported illness at 4.2%, while mental health conditions are well below the national figure at just 1.9%.
11.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
1.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Minjilang, None is the majority at 83%; One condition is next at 13%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability in Minjilang, where only 1.1% of people need help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other similar areas and well below the Australian average of 5.8%.
1.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70190/minjilang/topic/health-disability