35.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Victoria · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mount Victoria
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of people live with long-term health issues in Mount Victoria than the national average. About 35.8% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the 27.7% figure for Australia. This gap is most noticeable in mental health, where local rates are significantly higher than across the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.9% of people. Arthritis is the most reported long-term health issue at 12.2%, followed by asthma at 9.2%. While 59.5% of residents report no long-term health conditions, 26.1% live with one.
11.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Victoria, None is the majority at 62%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities has risen to 7.0% since 2011. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +149.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 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 Mount Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121083/mount-victoria/topic/health-disability