27.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moonee Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Health & Disability in Moonee Ponds
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Moonee Ponds sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health, though mental health challenges are more common here. About 27.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are a little more common here than the national figure, affecting 9.8% of people. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma at 8.2% and arthritis at 7.2%.
9.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Moonee Ponds, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A small number of residents need help with daily activities. At 5.5%, this is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031116/moonee-ponds/topic/health-disability