30.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myponga · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Myponga
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people need help with daily activities in Myponga now than they did in 2011. While overall health is similar to the state average, a notably high proportion of residents live with mental health conditions. About 30.2% of the community reports a long-term health issue.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 11.7% of residents. This is a little above the national figure of 8.8%. Other common long-term issues include arthritis (9.9%) and asthma (8.6%).
11.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Myponga, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 5.0% of people need help with daily activities, which is lower than most areas. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the figure was 16.7%.
5.0% ▼ -70.3%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Myponga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422035/myponga/topic/health-disability