29.0%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moyne · Council (LGA)
Health & Disability in Moyne
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 62.2% of people in Moyne report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is roughly in line with other similar regions, though a slightly higher share of residents live with a chronic health issue compared to the rest of the country.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 29% of residents, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common condition at 9.1%, followed closely by asthma at 9.0%.
8.2%
Lower than 55% 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 Moyne, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 5% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This proportion has risen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
5.0% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 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 Moyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25490/moyne/topic/health-disability