23.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mount Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mount Moriac
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people in Mount Moriac live with long-term health issues than in most similar areas. Just 23.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community that is generally healthier than the average Australian population.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 71% of people here have no long-term health conditions, while asthma is the most common reported issue at 9.6%. Mental health conditions affect 6.0% of residents, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures of 8.8%.
6.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Mount Moriac, None is the majority at 73%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people needing help with daily activities is 3.6%. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.8%.
3.6% ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Mount Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21805/mount-moriac/topic/health-disability