30.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Macleod · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Macleod
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition in Macleod, affecting 10.4% of residents. Overall, more people here live with a long-term health condition compared to the state and national figures. This is reflected in a higher proportion of residents who need regular help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 30.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%. Mental health is the most reported condition at 10.4%, followed by other conditions, arthritis, and asthma.
10.4%
Higher than 72% 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 Macleod, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.0% of residents, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Macleod [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21564/macleod/topic/health-disability