25.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Meringandan West · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Meringandan West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people report long-term health problems in Meringandan West compared to the rest of Queensland. Only 25.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is well below the state figure of 28.8%. This suggests a generally healthier population than most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.1%, which is about the same as the national figure. Overall, 69% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
9.1%
Lower than 60% 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 Meringandan West, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.2% of people need help with daily activities, a rate much lower than most areas. However, this figure has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +109.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315060/meringandan-west/topic/health-disability