31.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Tamborine Mountain · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue for people in Tamborine Mountain, affecting 10.9% of residents. While more people here have a long-term health condition than the national figure, the area actually fares better than most similar places.
Long-term conditions people report.
About 31.2% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%. The most frequent issues are arthritis and mental health, though the 9.1% reporting mental health conditions is about the same as the Queensland average.
31.2%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
9.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Tamborine Mountain, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 5.6%, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the state and national figures. This is an increase from 2016, when the figure was 3.2%.
5.6% —
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314022/tamborine-mountain/topic/health-disability