28.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Myrrhee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Myrrhee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.6% of people in Myrrhee live with a long-term health condition. This is a little above the Victorian rate, though it is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents report no long-term health issues at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis and asthma are the most common long-term health issues here, both affecting 11.3% of people. While 7.7% of residents have a mental health condition, this is a little below the national figure of 8.8%.
7.7%
Lower 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 Myrrhee, None is the majority at 69%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 4.8% of people in Myrrhee. This is a little below the Victorian average of 5.9% and about the same as the national figure.
4.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Myrrhee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21860/myrrhee/topic/health-disability