24.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merriang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merriang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health conditions in Merriang than in most other areas. Only 24.7% of residents report a lasting health issue, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Overall, the community shows health and assistance needs that are generally typical or lower than average.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue at 11.5%, while 8.2% of residents have a mental health condition, which is about the same as the national figure. Most people here are healthy, with 66.5% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.2%
Higher 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 Merriang, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 18%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.9% of people in Merriang need help with daily activities. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Merriang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21660/merriang/topic/health-disability