36.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Monash · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Monash
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A much higher share of residents in Monash now live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the territory. Nearly 37% of people report a chronic condition, which is well above the national figure of 28%. This trend is mirrored in the number of people who require daily help to get by.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 36.6% of people in Monash have a long-term health condition, a figure well above the ACT's 28.1%. Arthritis and other general conditions are the most common, while 10.5% of residents live with a mental health condition.
10.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Monash, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 24%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily assistance is needed by 8.9% of people here, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 4.6% seen across the ACT.
8.9% ▲ +104.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80097/monash/topic/health-disability