36.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Pleasant
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Mount Pleasant. About 36.5% of residents live with a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This is a community where health challenges are more common than in the typical Australian town.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are among the highest at this level, affecting 16.8% of people. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia, with asthma (12.7%) and arthritis (10%) also common.
16.8%
Higher than 96% 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 Pleasant, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.2% of residents, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
7.2% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21807/mount-pleasant/topic/health-disability