28.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Musk Vale · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Musk Vale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Roughly half of the people in Musk Vale are living with a long-term health condition, though the area is notably healthier than most similar places. While 28.8% of residents report a chronic illness, very few people here need regular help with their daily activities.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are more common here than in most areas, affecting 10% of the population. This is slightly above the national figure of 8.8%, with arthritis and asthma also appearing as frequent long-term health issues.
10.0%
Higher than 68% 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 Vale, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 2.4% of residents need help with daily activities, which is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 5.8%.
2.4% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21852/musk-vale/topic/health-disability