23.7%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mosman · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Mosman
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Barely any change has occurred in the proportion of people needing daily help in Mosman since 2011. The area is notably healthier than most, with only 23.7% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Far fewer people here report long-term health issues than in most other areas, including mental health conditions, which affect 5.9% of residents. Most people in Mosman have no long-term health conditions at all, while arthritis and asthma are the most common reports at 6.8% each.
5.9%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) 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 Mosman, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.5% of people in Mosman need help with daily activities, which is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and New South Wales. This figure has remained steady, rising only slightly from 2.9% in 2011.
3.5% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Mosman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15350/mosman/topic/health-disability