34.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mourilyan · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mourilyan
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around the middle for similar areas, Mourilyan (L) sees a higher rate of long-term health issues than the rest of the state. About 34% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are reflected in the fact that many locals require extra support in their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and arthritis are the most common long-term health issues here. While 10.2% of people have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the Queensland average, 56% of the population report having no long-term health conditions at all.
10.2%
Higher than 55% 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 Mourilyan, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher share of people need help with daily activities compared to most areas. Now at 9.5%, this is well above the Australian figure of 5.8% and has risen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
9.5% ▲ +93.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Mourilyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322089/mourilyan/topic/health-disability