22.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Pritchard · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Pritchard
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower rate of long-term illness than the national average defines Mount Pritchard, where only 22.3% of people report a lasting health condition. This is well below the Australian figure of 27.7%, though a higher proportion of the community requires help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 5.2% of people here have a mental health condition, which is well below the national figure of 8.8%. Most residents have no long-term health issues, with others most commonly reporting arthritis or diabetes.
5.2%
Lower than 74% 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 Pritchard, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the lower rates of illness, 7.5% of people need some help with daily activities. This is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 5.8%.
7.5% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Pritchard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12796/mount-pritchard/topic/health-disability