36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Montello · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Montello
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher proportion of people now live with long-term health issues in Montello than in most other similar areas. Around 36.6% of the population reports a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community facing more health challenges than the average Australian suburb.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health and arthritis are the most common conditions here, both affecting about 13% of residents. Overall, people with long-term health conditions are much more common in Montello than in most areas, and 5% of residents manage three or more conditions.
13.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Montello, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 7% of people need help with daily activities, which is a little above the Australian figure of 5.8%. This need for assistance is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.0% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Montello [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60415/montello/topic/health-disability