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Mortlake · Suburb / Locality

Health & Disability in Mortlake

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

Nearly 75% of Mortlake residents report having no long-term health conditions, making this a remarkably healthy pocket of Sydney. Only 19.8% of people live with a long-term health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%.

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📍 Mortlake, Suburb / Locality

Where Mortlake sits — People with a long-term health condition

19.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mortlake — lower than 87% of areas.

Mortlake19.8%
2137, NSW 23.5%
New South Wales 27.0%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with asthma being the most reported at 7.1%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas, affecting 5.4% of people compared to 8.8% nationally.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Mortlake, None is the majority at 79%; One condition is next at 16%.

None 74.6% One condition 15.0% Two conditions 3.1% Three or more 1.5%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Mortlake splits fairly evenly between Asthma (23%) and Other condition (18%), with Mental health at 17%.

Asthma 7.1% Other condition 5.5% Mental health 5.4% Arthritis 4.7% Diabetes 3.4% Cancer 2.1% Heart disease 1.6% Stroke 0.6% Lung condition 0.4% Dementia 0.3%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Only 2.8% of people in Mortlake need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national and state figure of 5.8%.

People needing help with daily activities

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2.8% ▲ +24.7%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12740/mortlake/topic/health-disability