33.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marlo · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marlo
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over 33% of people in Marlo live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This means health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas. These issues range from arthritis to asthma, though most residents report no long-term health problems.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition at 12.8%, followed by mental health at 8.0%. While long-term health issues are much more common than in the rest of Victoria, the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the state and national figures.
8.0%
Lower than 51% 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 Marlo, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 6.3% of residents need some help with their daily activities, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly above the national rate of 5.8%.
6.3% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21608/marlo/topic/health-disability