41.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Burr · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Burr
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Mount Burr compared to the rest of the state. Around 41.1% of residents have a chronic condition, which is 13 percentage points above the national figure. This health burden is seen across both physical and mental health needs.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are well above the national figure at 14.4%. Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment affecting 17.7% of the population, followed by asthma at 12.5% and diabetes at 10.9%.
14.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Burr, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 7.1% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
7.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Burr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40939/mount-burr/topic/health-disability