36.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moira · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Moira
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life for many in Moira involves managing a chronic illness, as 36% of people live with a long-term health condition. This figure is well above the national average of 27.7%, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of illness in the region.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 13.8%, while 10.9% of people have a mental health condition, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Most residents have no long-term illness, but 5.4% are managing three or more conditions.
10.9%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) 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 Moira, None is the majority at 60%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 7.8% of people. This is a little above the national figure and has risen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
7.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24900/moira/topic/health-disability