31.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Lofty · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Lofty
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 31.9% of people in Mount Lofty live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This reflects a community with a higher burden of chronic illness than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11% of residents. This is the most reported long-term health issue, followed by arthritis and other conditions at 9.5% each.
11.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Lofty, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 6.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
6.4% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Lofty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31984/mount-lofty/topic/health-disability