31.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mungindi · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mungindi
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual live with long-term health issues in Mungindi, where 31.6% of residents report a lasting condition. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. While asthma and arthritis are the most common issues, over half the population reports having no long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma (12.6%) and arthritis (10.9%) are the most frequent health issues here. While 31.6% of people have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure, the 8.6% who report a mental health condition is lower than most similar areas.
8.6%
Lower than 65% of urban centre 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 Mungindi, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of people in Mungindi need help with daily activities, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This need for assistance has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Mungindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122093/mungindi/topic/health-disability