44.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Muskerry · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Muskerry
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A far higher share of people in Muskerry live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the state. About 44.1% of residents have a long-term condition, which is 17 percentage points above the Victorian average. This stands out as one of the highest rates for areas of this size.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma and heart disease are the most common issues, each affecting 15.3% of the population. While long-term health struggles are common, the 8.5% of people with a mental health condition is about the same as the national figure.
8.5%
Higher than 54% 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 Muskerry, the largest group is None at 50%, followed by One condition (27%) and Three or more (15%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 5.1% of residents need help with daily activities. This is about the same as the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
5.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Muskerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21853/muskerry/topic/health-disability