49.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Molloy Island · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Molloy Island
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Nearly half of all residents on Molloy Island live with a long-term health condition, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of illness defines the health landscape here, where chronic conditions are much more common than in most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health conditions affect 49.1% of the population, which is far above the 27.7% national average. Arthritis is the most common issue at 20.2%, while 12.3% of people live with a mental health condition, a figure well above the Australian average.
12.3%
Higher than 85% 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 Molloy Island, the largest group is None at 48%, followed by One condition (33%) and Two conditions (10%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Despite the high rate of chronic illness, only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the Australian figure of 5.8%.
3.7% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Molloy Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50978/molloy-island/topic/health-disability