33.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Pleasant
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A significantly higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Mount Pleasant than across Australia. About 33.7% of residents have a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is driven by a high prevalence of arthritis and mental health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.9% of residents. Arthritis is the most reported long-term condition at 12.0%, while 56.4% of the population report having no long-term health issues.
10.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Pleasant, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40960/mount-pleasant/topic/health-disability