24.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Pleasant
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 69% of people in Mount Pleasant report having no long-term health conditions. This means health outcomes here are generally better than in most other areas, with a lower rate of chronic illness than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 24.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most common condition at 7.9%, followed by asthma at 7.4%, which is about the same as across Australia.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Pleasant, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 3.9% of people in the area need help with daily activities. This is a little below the New South Wales and national figures of 5.8%.
3.9% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12795/mount-pleasant/topic/health-disability