34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monarto · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monarto
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 34.5% of people in Monarto live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where health challenges are much more common than in most other areas. The most frequent issues reported are arthritis and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.3% of residents, a figure a little above the national average. Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.8%, followed by cancer at 7.9% and heart disease at 7.4%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Monarto, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7.9% of people in Monarto need help with their daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the South Australian average of 6.7%.
7.9% ▲ +84.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Monarto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40902/monarto/topic/health-disability