23.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mortdale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mortdale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A huge 71% of residents in Mortdale report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most, with far fewer people living with long-term illnesses compared to the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 23.1% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This includes mental health conditions, which affect 6.8% of residents—a little lower than the Australian average.
6.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality 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 Mortdale, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the overall health of the area, 5.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 5.8%.
5.6% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Mortdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12739/mortdale/topic/health-disability