24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Modella · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much lower need for daily assistance defines Modella, where residents generally enjoy better health than those in the rest of the state. Only 2.4% of people require help with daily tasks, which is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 24.9% of the population, which is a little below the Victorian average. This is mirrored in mental health, where 5.9% of residents have a condition, also slightly lower than the state and national figures of 8.8%.
24.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
5.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Modella, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 26%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Very few people in Modella need help with daily activities. At 2.4%, this rate is well below both the Victorian average of 5.9% and the Australian figure of 5.8%.
2.4% —
Lower than 73% 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 Modella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21714/modella/topic/health-disability