34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Alford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Alford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health struggle in Mount Alford, where 15.6% of people live with the condition. This community faces significant health challenges, with a much higher proportion of residents living with long-term conditions compared to most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 34% of people here have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much more common than in most areas, affecting 11.9% of the population.
11.9%
Higher than 82% 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 Alford, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 6.8% of residents, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
6.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 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 Alford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31934/mount-alford/topic/health-disability