22.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Molloy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Molloy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer residents live with chronic illness in Mount Molloy than in most other similar areas. Only 22.6% of people report a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This suggests a generally healthier population compared to the rest of the state and country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue here, affecting 8.3% of people. While the area is healthier than most, 7.5% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is a little below the national figure.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Molloy, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite having fewer long-term health conditions, 6.8% of people in Mount Molloy need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
6.8% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 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 Molloy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32000/mount-molloy/topic/health-disability