34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Gambier · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Gambier
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term health issues than most similar areas mark Mount Gambier. About 34.8% of residents live with a long-term condition, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This includes a notable number of people managing mental health and chronic physical ailments.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis (10.7%) and asthma (10.6%), with 4.7% of residents managing three or more conditions.
11.2%
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 Mount Gambier, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little more than the national average of 5.8%, around 7.7% of people in Mount Gambier need some help with their daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the South Australian figure of 6.7%.
7.7% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40947/mount-gambier/topic/health-disability