34.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Lonarch · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Lonarch
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Well over 34% of people in Mount Lonarch live with a long-term health condition, a figure far higher than the national average. This indicates a community with significant health needs, though the rates of mental health conditions remain slightly lower than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Diabetes is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 20.5% of residents, followed by arthritis at 11.4%. While most people have no long-term conditions, those who do are more likely to have just one, at 22.7%.
6.8%
Lower than 62% 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 Lonarch, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.8% of residents need help with daily activities, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.8%.
6.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 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 Lonarch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21800/mount-lonarch/topic/health-disability