31.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Archer · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Archer
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Mount Archer is marked by higher rates of health challenges, with 31.1% of people living with a long-term health condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%, reflecting a community where health needs are more common than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 12.4% of residents. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 10.6% and asthma at 8.5%.
12.4%
Higher than 86% 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 Archer, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for support is quite high in Mount Archer, where 10.0% of people require help with daily activities. This is well above the 5.8% typical for Australia.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31937/mount-archer/topic/health-disability