27.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Merricks North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Merricks North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Daily life in Merricks North is shaped by health patterns that closely mirror the wider community, with 27.2% of residents living with a long-term health condition. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health issue affecting 10.9% of people, while 8.5% live with a mental health condition. Most residents are healthy, with 64.3% reporting no long-term health conditions at all.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Merricks North, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.3% of people in Merricks North need some help with their daily activities. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.9% and the national figure of 5.8%.
4.3% ▲ +193.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Merricks North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21664/merricks-north/topic/health-disability