40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Spring Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Forty per cent of people in Spring Mountain live with a long-term health condition, a figure far above the national average. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the community reports very few mental health issues or needs for daily care.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with arthritis affecting 15% of residents. In contrast, no one reported having a mental health condition, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 8%.
40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Spring Mountain, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 29%.
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities, a result that is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Spring Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13633/spring-mountain/topic/health-disability