37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mountain Camp · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 38% of people in Mountain Camp live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This is a high rate of illness for the area, though it is notable that no residents reported a mental health condition.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are much more common here than in most areas, with arthritis being the most reported condition at 12.5%. While 37.5% of people have a health issue, 54.2% of residents report having none.
37.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Mountain Camp, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 23%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 20.8% of the population, a figure that is far above the national average of 5.8% and among the highest for similar areas.
20.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mountain Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32040/mountain-camp/topic/health-disability