The Hunter suburbs with the most mental health diagnoses

One in five people living in the Hunter region said they lived with a long-term health condition, an average of 22.3 per cent of the population. Picture: Dave Anderson

RESIDENTS of Mayfield and Warabrook are more likely to have a poor mental health condition than anywhere else in Australia, according to recently released Census data.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data tracking the prevalence of long-term health issues among the population which featured as a question in the Census for the first time in 2021.