81.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Lake Marmal · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Lake Marmal
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health challenges have remained a significant part of life in Lake Marmal, where 81% of residents live with a long-term health condition. This rate is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, marking it as one of the areas with the highest levels of chronic illness in its class.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Chronic illness is very common here, with arthritis (23.8%) and diabetes (14.3%) being the most frequent reports. Mental health conditions are also well above the national figure of 8.8%, affecting 14.3% of the population.
14.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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 Lake Marmal, the largest group is One condition at 45%, followed by Two conditions (30%) and None (25%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of long-term illness, no one in Lake Marmal reported needing help with daily activities. This is much lower than most other areas and well below the Victorian average of 5.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lake Marmal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21438/lake-marmal/topic/health-disability