37.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Maldon · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Maldon
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Maldon live with long-term health conditions compared to the rest of the state. About 37.7% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is 10 percentage points above both the Victorian and national figures. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who need daily help.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of the population. Arthritis is the most frequent long-term condition at 15.3%, while more than half of residents report having no long-term health issues at all.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Maldon, None is the majority at 59%; One condition is next at 25%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.1% of people in Maldon, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This need for assistance is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21583/maldon/topic/health-disability