9.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Milnes Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A gap of 18 percentage points separates Milnes Bridge from the rest of the state, where far fewer people report long-term health issues. Only 9.7% of residents live with a chronic condition, making it one of the healthiest areas at this level. This trend is seen across both physical and mental health.
Long-term conditions people report.
The typical resident here is healthy, with no one reporting a mental health condition. For those with long-term issues, asthma is the most common at 12.9%, while 54.8% of the population reports no health conditions at all.
9.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Milnes Bridge, None is the majority at 85%; One condition is next at 15%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living is easier for most here, as 0.0% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Milnes Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21688/milnes-bridge/topic/health-disability