30.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Blue Mountain Heights · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Blue Mountain Heights
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 64% of people in Blue Mountain Heights report having no long-term health conditions. This is a relatively healthy area where the proportion of people needing daily assistance is lower than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A total of 30.2% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. The most common issues reported are other conditions at 10.8% and asthma at 8.7%.
8.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Blue Mountain Heights, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.7% of people here need help with daily activities, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 6.0%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 6.5%.
4.7% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Blue Mountain Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321017/blue-mountain-heights/topic/health-disability