18.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Magnet · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Mount Magnet
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Needs for daily assistance have barely changed in Mount Magnet since 2011, remaining at 3.3%. This is a remarkably healthy area where long-term health conditions are well below the national figure, affecting only 18.6% of residents.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The share of people with long-term health conditions is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 18.6% compared to 27.7% nationally. Mental health conditions are also much lower than most areas, affecting 5.7% of the population.
5.7%
Lower than 87% 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 Magnet, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.3% of people in Mount Magnet need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 4.6% and is lower than the national rate of 5.8%.
3.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521033/mount-magnet/topic/health-disability