31.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Saint Thomas
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well above the national figure, 31.7% of people in Mount Saint Thomas live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a community facing more health challenges than most areas, with mental health being the most common struggle.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 12.6% of residents, which is much higher than most areas. Other frequent long-term issues include asthma at 9.7% and arthritis at 9.0%.
12.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Saint Thomas, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.1% of people need help with daily activities, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
6.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/health-disability