40.1%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maleny · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Maleny
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Maleny than in most other areas. About 40% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is a gap of over 11 percentage points above the Queensland average. This high rate of illness means more people in the community face ongoing health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 16.7%, and 10.8% of people live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure. While over half the population has no long-term illness, 5.6% of residents deal with three or more conditions.
10.8%
Higher than 63% 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 Maleny, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 8.9% of people who need help with activities, a figure well above the Australian average. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when the rate was 9.8%.
8.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315057/maleny/topic/health-disability