27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moonee Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moonee Ponds
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Moonee Ponds, affecting 9.8% of people. While overall health levels here are about the same as the state and national figures, the area has a higher rate of mental health conditions than most other similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 27.1% of residents live with a long-term health condition, which is similar to the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health is the most reported issue at 9.8%, followed by other conditions at 8.4% and asthma at 8.2%.
9.8%
Higher than 66% 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 Moonee Ponds, None is the majority at 71%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.5% of people in Moonee Ponds need help with daily activities. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Victorian rate of 5.9%.
5.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21742/moonee-ponds/topic/health-disability