33.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mangalore · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mangalore
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Mangalore live with a long-term health condition, a rate well above the national figure. This means about 33.6% of the population manages a lasting health issue, which is higher than most similar areas across the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 11.5%, followed by asthma and mental health issues at 10.1% each. While 62.5% of residents have no long-term conditions, 10.1% live with a mental health condition, which is a little above the Australian average.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Mangalore, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.2% of people in Mangalore need help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
6.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 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 Mangalore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60380/mangalore/topic/health-disability