36.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Markwood · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Markwood
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A high rate of long-term health issues marks Markwood, where 36.1% of residents live with a chronic condition. This is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While many face physical health challenges, mental health conditions are less common here than in most other areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis (12.6%) and asthma (10.4%) are the most reported long-term issues, which helps explain why 36.1% of the population has a health condition—well above the Victorian average of 27.4%. In contrast, those with mental health conditions are a little below the national figure at 7.0%.
7.0%
Lower than 61% 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 Markwood, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.5% of people in Markwood need some help with their daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.5% ▲ +115.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Markwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21606/markwood/topic/health-disability