33.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Minden Village · Urban Centre
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Minden Village compared to the rest of the country. About 33% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is most evident in mental health, where the local rate is much higher than in most other areas.
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 13% of people, which is well above the Queensland figure of 9.6%. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 10.5% and arthritis at 9.7%, though 60% of residents report having no long-term health issues.
33.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
13.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Minden Village, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This need for assistance has risen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +94.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Minden Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321072/minden-village/topic/health-disability