44.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moormbool West · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moormbool West
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health trends in Moormbool West have shifted since 2011, with a very high 44.2% of residents now living with a long-term health condition. This is far above the Victorian figure of 27.4%, marking the area as one of the most affected by chronic illness among similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term ailment at 23.3%, while mental health conditions affect 14.0% of people, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. About 20.9% of residents live with one such condition, and 9.3% live with two.
14.0%
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 Moormbool West, None is the majority at 55%; One condition is next at 31%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, no one in Moormbool West reported needing help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.8% seen across Australia.
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 Moormbool West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21751/moormbool-west/topic/health-disability