31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mundoona · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mundoona
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Mundoona than in most similar areas. Roughly 32% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This includes a particularly high rate of mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 12.3% of people have a mental health condition, a figure that is well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 13.8%, followed by asthma and cancer.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Mundoona, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 29%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, only 3.6% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% typical for Australia.
3.6% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Mundoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21829/mundoona/topic/health-disability