33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mossy Point · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mossy Point
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over a third of residents in Mossy Point live with a long-term health condition, which is much higher than the national figure. While many people manage chronic illnesses, the community generally reports a lower need for daily assistance than most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 33.7% of people have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.5%, while mental health conditions affect 8.6% of residents, which is about the same as the national rate.
8.6%
Higher than 54% 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 Mossy Point, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Mossy Point need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
3.8% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Mossy Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12752/mossy-point/topic/health-disability