40.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moonlight Flat · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moonlight Flat
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher proportion of people live with long-term health issues in Moonlight Flat than in the rest of the state. While 40% of residents have a chronic condition, it is rare for anyone here to need help with daily tasks.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are among the highest for areas of this size, sitting 13 points above the Victorian figure. Arthritis is the most common issue at 17.6%, though the rate of mental health conditions is well below the national average at only 3.5%.
3.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Moonlight Flat, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 36%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The need for help with daily activities is much lower than most areas. At 0.0%, this is well below the national figure of 5.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Moonlight Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21743/moonlight-flat/topic/health-disability