38.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Pleasant · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mount Pleasant
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Much higher rates of long-term illness than most similar areas define Mount Pleasant. About 38% of residents live with a chronic health condition, which is far above the national figure of 28%. This includes a significant number of people managing mental health issues and arthritis.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 13.8% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 14.4%, followed by asthma at 10.2%.
13.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Pleasant, None is the majority at 58%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 7.1% of residents, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average, though the figure has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
7.1% ▼ -33.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421027/mount-pleasant/topic/health-disability