27.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moriac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people than usual in Moriac live with a mental health condition, though the overall health of the area is similar to most of the country. About 27.1% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10.3% of the population. Asthma is the most reported long-term health issue at 10.7%, while 69.4% of residents report having no long-term health conditions.
10.3%
Higher than 71% 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 Moriac, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common in Moriac than in most other areas. Only 3.5% of people require this assistance, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.5% ▲ +74.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21762/moriac/topic/health-disability