29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mossiface · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mossiface
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A slightly higher rate of long-term health issues than the national average marks the profile of Mossiface. About 29% of people live with a lasting health condition, which is a little above the 27.7% figure for Australia. Most residents report no long-term health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.3% of people, followed by asthma at 10.1%. Mental health conditions affect 8.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
8.7%
Higher than 56% 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 Mossiface, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
People needing help with daily activities make up 6.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 5.8%.
6.5% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Mossiface [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21770/mossiface/topic/health-disability