33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Doran · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Doran
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Long-term health challenges have become more prominent in Mount Doran, where 33.9% of people now live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, with mental health struggles being a particularly significant issue for the area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 14.4% of residents, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size and well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other common long-term conditions include arthritis at 11% and asthma at 10.2%.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Mount Doran, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for 6.8% of people who need help with basic activities, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 5.8%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Mount Doran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21788/mount-doran/topic/health-disability