25.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mareeba - South · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mareeba - South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Mareeba - South need help with daily tasks than they did in 2011. This is a healthy area where only 25.6% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is well below the Queensland figure of 28.8%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with the typical resident reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are also a little below the national figure at 7.4%.
7.4%
Lower than 77% 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 - South, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 4.5% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
4.5% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321071/mareeba-south/topic/health-disability