29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Montmorency · Suburb / Locality
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Montmorency sits around the middle of similar areas for overall health and disability. About 29.9% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, affecting 9.3% and 9.2% of people respectively. Mental health conditions are reported by 8.9% of residents, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
29.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
In Montmorency, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here than in other parts of the country, as 4.4% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national rate of 5.8%.
4.4% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 53% 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 Montmorency [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21735/montmorency/topic/health-disability