31.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moolort · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moolort
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 31.8% of people in Moolort live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of illness is mirrored in the number of people who require help with daily tasks. It is a community where health challenges are more common than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 13.6% of residents. This is well above the 8.8% seen across Victoria and Australia. Other frequent long-term conditions include asthma and diabetes, both at 18.2%.
13.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Moolort, the largest group is None at 45%, followed by One condition (24%) and Two conditions (21%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is far more common in Moolort than in the rest of the state. At 15.9%, this figure is 10 percentage points higher than the Victorian average.
15.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Moolort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21739/moolort/topic/health-disability