38.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mooroopna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mooroopna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Mooroopna live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 38.5% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 11 percentage points above the national figure. This health burden is mirrored in the number of people who require daily assistance.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are particularly common here, affecting 13.9% of people—well above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent long-term issues include arthritis at 14.2% and asthma at 12.4%, with 6.5% of residents managing three or more conditions.
13.9%
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 Mooroopna, None is the majority at 56%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 8.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This is well above the 5.8% national average.
8.9% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21756/mooroopna/topic/health-disability