24.5%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mulgoa · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mulgoa
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 71% of people in Mulgoa have no long-term health conditions. This makes the area much healthier than most similar places, with far fewer residents living with chronic illness or mental health challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 24.5% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also much lower than in most areas, affecting 6.9% of the population.
6.9%
Lower than 81% 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 Mulgoa, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Just 3.1% of people in Mulgoa need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state and national figures. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when the figure was 8.0%.
3.1% ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Mulgoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121084/mulgoa/topic/health-disability