22.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myrtle Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Myrtle Mountain
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with chronic illness in Myrtle Mountain than in most other parts of the country. Only 22.7% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a population with a notably high level of general wellbeing.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much less common here than in similar areas, with asthma being the most reported condition at 9.3%. Only 5.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the Australian average of 8.8%.
5.3%
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 Myrtle Mountain, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This figure is well below the state and national rates of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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 Myrtle Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12891/myrtle-mountain/topic/health-disability