36.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mutarnee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mutarnee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than a third of residents in Mutarnee live with a long-term health condition. This is a high rate compared to other areas, with 36.7% of people reporting ongoing health issues. These challenges are mirrored in the need for daily support across the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (12.5%) and cancer (10.0%) are the most common long-term ailments here. While overall health conditions are well above the national figure, the 6.7% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Australian average.
6.7%
Lower than 64% 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 Mutarnee, None is the majority at 57%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Mutarnee need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 10.0%, this is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
10.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 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 Mutarnee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32091/mutarnee/topic/health-disability