40.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Musk · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Musk
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Musk live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. Around 40.1% of residents report a chronic condition, which is 13 percentage points above the Victorian average. This makes the area one of the most affected by long-term illness among similar places.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions are common here, with other conditions and arthritis being the most frequent. While 40.1% of people have at least one long-term health issue, those with mental health conditions sit at 7.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Musk, None is the majority at 53%; One condition is next at 40%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is less common in Musk than in the wider state. Only 4.0% of residents require this support, which is a little below the Australian average of 5.8%.
4.0% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Musk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21851/musk/topic/health-disability