35.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mitta Mitta · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mitta Mitta
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas mark Mitta Mitta, where 35.7% of people live with a chronic health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, although a smaller proportion of the community requires daily help with basic tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 15.2%, and while 35.7% of residents have a chronic condition, those with mental health issues (5.8%) are a little below the national average. Most people here have no long-term health issues, with 53.2% reporting none.
5.8%
Lower than 71% 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 Mitta Mitta, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 30%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most residents than in other areas, with only 3.5% needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% recorded across Australia.
3.5% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Mitta Mitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21711/mitta-mitta/topic/health-disability