20.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Isa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mount Isa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people in Mount Isa now need help with daily tasks than in 2016. This area is notably healthier than most other regions, with only 20.7% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This figure is well below the national average of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, including mental health conditions which affect 5.6% of the population. Asthma is the most reported long-term condition at 7.0%, while 66.5% of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
5.6%
Lower than 88% 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 Mount Isa, None is the majority at 76%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and national averages. This is a significant improvement for the area, as the proportion of people needing assistance fell by 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
3.3% —
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313009/mount-isa/topic/health-disability