40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mountain Top · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mountain Top
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Mountain Top, affecting 17.8% of the population. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where long-term health struggles are much more frequent than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 40% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 27%. Mental health is the most reported issue at 17.8%, followed by heart disease at 13.3% and arthritis at 11.1%.
17.8%
Higher than 98% 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 Mountain Top, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of health conditions, no one in Mountain Top reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mountain Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12818/mountain-top/topic/health-disability