36.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Thorley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Thorley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of chronic illness than most similar areas define Mount Thorley, where 36% of people live with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. These health challenges are reflected in the high number of residents who require daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 18.6%, followed by asthma at 12.8%. While 36% of residents have a chronic condition, mental health rates at 8.1% are about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
8.1%
Higher than 50% 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 Thorley, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 10.5% of people, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This is well above the 5.8% recorded across both the state and the nation.
10.5% ▲ +214.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Thorley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12805/mount-thorley/topic/health-disability