30.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maddingley · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maddingley
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Maddingley is marked by a higher burden of illness than in most similar areas. About 30.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure well above the national average. This includes a notably high rate of mental health conditions affecting 11.5% of the population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most common long-term condition here at 11.5%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 8.8%. Asthma follows closely at 11.1%, while 8.3% of residents live with arthritis.
11.5%
Higher than 79% 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 Maddingley, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
More people in Maddingley need help with daily activities than in most other areas. Around 7% of residents require this support, which is a little above the Australian average of 5.8%.
7.0% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 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 Maddingley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21569/maddingley/topic/health-disability