28.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Moorooka · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Moorooka
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Health profiles in Moorooka have remained relatively stable over the last decade, though mental health challenges are now more prominent. About 28.3% of residents live with a long-term health condition, a figure that sits comfortably around the middle for similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 11.8% of people here, which is well above the national figure of 8.8%. This is the most common long-term health issue in the area, followed by other general conditions (9.4%) and asthma (8.8%).
11.8%
Higher than 82% 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 Moorooka, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
A little fewer people in Moorooka need help with daily activities compared to the rest of the state, with 4.6% requiring assistance.
4.6% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31910/moorooka/topic/health-disability