25.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Morley (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Health & Disability in Morley (East Metropolitan)
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 67% of people in Morley report having no long-term health conditions. This means the area is generally healthier than most similar places, with fewer people living with chronic illness or mental health struggles than the national figure.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.6% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 7.5%, slightly below the national rate.
7.5%
Lower than 71% of state electorate 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 Morley (East Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 19%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 5.3% of people, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though the need for assistance rose by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.3% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 Morley (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53802/morley/topic/health-disability