28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mitcham
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 70% of people in Mitcham report having no long-term health conditions. This creates a healthy profile for the area, where the need for daily assistance is lower than in most other parts of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 28.4% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Mental health is the most common issue at 8.6%, followed by asthma at 8.2% and arthritis at 6.5%.
8.6%
Higher than 55% 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 Mitcham, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.8% of people in Mitcham need help with daily activities. This is a little below both the state and national figures, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.8% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40891/mitcham/topic/health-disability