19.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Marraweeney · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Marraweeney
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly 20% of people in Marraweeney live with a long-term health condition, though this is well below the national figure. Most residents are in good health, with 62.3% reporting no long-term conditions at all. While chronic illness is less common here than elsewhere, mental health challenges are more frequent than in most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Only 19.5% of people have a long-term health condition, which is well below the Victorian rate of 27.4%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 11.7%, while mental health conditions affect 9.1% of residents, a figure higher than most similar areas.
9.1%
Higher than 60% 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 Marraweeney, None is the majority at 75%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 3.9% of people need help with their daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Marraweeney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21614/marraweeney/topic/health-disability