32.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Malmsbury · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Malmsbury
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Malmsbury than in the rest of the country. About 32.2% of residents have a long-term condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This gap is most visible in mental health, which is far more common here than in other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are reported by 13.3% of people, well above the 8.8% seen across Australia and Victoria. Other common long-term health issues include arthritis at 10.4% and asthma at 9.2%.
13.3%
Higher than 88% 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 Malmsbury, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the higher rate of health conditions, 4.3% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21585/malmsbury/topic/health-disability