34.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moyston · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moyston
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher proportion of people in Moyston live with a long-term health condition compared to the rest of the state. About 34.5% of residents deal with a chronic health issue, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a significant gap in health needs for the local area.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.4% of people, followed by asthma at 9.7%. While chronic illness is common, the 6.7% of people with a mental health condition is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
6.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Moyston, None is the majority at 63%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.2% of residents need help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and is about the middle for similar areas.
4.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Moyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21822/moyston/topic/health-disability