43.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mystery Bay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mystery Bay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far more people live with long-term health issues in Mystery Bay than in most similar areas. While 43.7% of residents report a chronic condition, this is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Despite these high rates of illness, relatively few people in the area require daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment, affecting 25.1% of residents. While 43.7% of the population have at least one health condition, mental health rates are around the middle for similar areas, sitting at 8.5%.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Mystery Bay, None is the majority at 52%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people in Mystery Bay need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia.
2.5% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Mystery Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12894/mystery-bay/topic/health-disability