21.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mapoon · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mapoon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Mapoon (L) need help with daily activities now than they did in 2011. This is a healthy community where only 21.6% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in most areas, with only 5.4% of people reporting a mental health condition. Among those who are unwell, diabetes and heart disease are the most frequent reports at 6.8% and 6.6% respectively.
5.4%
Lower than 88% 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 Mapoon, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people need help with daily tasks in Mapoon (L) compared to the rest of Australia. This need has fallen since 2011, dropping from 7.4% to 4.7%.
4.7% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322076/mapoon/topic/health-disability