28.0%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mareeba · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mareeba
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of mental health conditions marks the health profile of Mareeba, where only 7.4% of residents report such a struggle. This is significantly lower than most similar areas. Overall, the community's health levels are broadly in line with the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28% of people have a long-term health condition, which is much lower than most areas. Arthritis is the most common long-term issue at 9.4%, while 58.7% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
7.4%
Lower than 76% 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 Mareeba, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.7% of people, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and national averages. This need has risen sharply over the last decade, climbing 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.7% ▲ +527.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314016/mareeba/topic/health-disability