23.7%
Lower than 74% 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.
Only 23.7% of people in Mount Pleasant live with a long-term health condition, a rate well below the national figure. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places. Residents here report lower levels of both physical and mental health struggles.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are much less common here than in most areas, with 71% of residents reporting no conditions at all. Mental health conditions are also a little below the state and national figures at 5.9%.
5.9%
Lower than 70% 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 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Mount Pleasant need help with daily activities compared to most areas. At 3.2%, this figure is a little below both the Western Australian and national rates.
3.2% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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/SAL51030/mount-pleasant/topic/health-disability