43.3%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maryborough · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Maryborough
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A growing number of people in Maryborough now need help with daily tasks, with 11.2% requiring assistance. This rise is part of a broader trend where health struggles are much more common than in other similar areas, with over 43% of residents living with a long-term condition.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 43.3% of people here, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health conditions are also well above the national average at 15.1%, and arthritis is the most common reported condition at 16.8%.
15.1%
Higher than 95% 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 Maryborough, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is common in Maryborough, affecting 11.2% of the population. This is well above the Australian figure of 5.8% and has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
11.2% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
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/ucl/UCL214016/maryborough/topic/health-disability