30.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monbulk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monbulk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A little more than 30% of people in Monbulk live with a long-term health condition, which is slightly higher than the Victorian and national figures. Mental health is the most common long-term condition reported in the area. Most residents are healthy, with nearly 62% reporting no long-term health issues.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.1% of residents. This is a little above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia, while asthma and arthritis also affect nearly 10% of the population.
10.1%
Higher than 69% 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 Monbulk, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 4.5% of people in Monbulk need help with daily activities. This is a little below the state and national figures, which both sit around 5.8% or 5.9%.
4.5% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Monbulk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21727/monbulk/topic/health-disability