39.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maryborough · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Maryborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people in Maryborough live with long-term health issues than the national average. Around 40% of the population reports a chronic condition, which is 12 percentage points higher than across Australia. This creates a significant health burden for the local community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are very common here, with arthritis (16.1%) and mental health (12.8%) being the most frequent. The rate of mental health conditions is well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%.
12.8%
Higher than 94% of state electorate 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 Maryborough, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common in Maryborough than in the rest of the state. Now 10.3% of people require such support, a figure that has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30051/maryborough/topic/health-disability