32.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Muckleford · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Muckleford
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over a third of people in Muckleford live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This means health challenges are more common here than in most other similar areas, with arthritis and mental health being the most frequent concerns.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 32.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, including 11.5% with arthritis and 10.6% with a mental health condition. These figures are well above both the Victorian and national averages, though 58.9% of people report having no long-term health issues.
10.6%
Higher than 73% 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 Muckleford, None is the majority at 65%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The proportion of people who need help with daily activities is 4.7%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Muckleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21824/muckleford/topic/health-disability