31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Olive · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Olive
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Mount Olive is affected by a higher rate of long-term illness than usual, with 31.9% of people living with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Most of these residents manage a single condition, though some face multiple health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health condition here, affecting 17.0% of people. While chronic illness is more common than in most areas, the 7.4% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the state figure.
7.4%
Lower than 57% 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 Mount Olive, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Mount Olive need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the country, with 4.4% requiring assistance.
4.4% ▲ +248.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Mount Olive [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12792/mount-olive/topic/health-disability