16.3%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merriang South · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merriang South
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people live with long-term health issues in Merriang South than in most similar areas. Only 16.3% of residents report a long-term health condition, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.4%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with 79.1% reporting no long-term health conditions. This is reflected in the low rates of mental health conditions (0.0%) and the fact that arthritis is the most common reported issue at 14.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 South, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
No one in the area reported needing help with daily activities. This 0.0% rate is well below the 5.8% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21661/merriang-south/topic/health-disability