25.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moggs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moggs Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Far fewer people need daily help in Moggs Creek than in the rest of the state. Only 2.5% of residents require assistance with daily activities, which is well below the national figure. This trend of better-than-average wellbeing is mirrored in the overall health of the community.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
A little fewer than a quarter of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas. Arthritis and cancer are the most common issues, each affecting 10.8% of people, while 68.3% of the population report no long-term health conditions at all.
7.5%
Lower than 56% 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 Moggs Creek, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 17%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.5% of people in Moggs Creek need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the 5.8% national figure.
2.5% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Moggs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21718/moggs-creek/topic/health-disability